{"product_id":"terraform-in-depth-infrastructure-as-code-with-terraform-and-opentofu-9781633438002","title":"Terraform in Depth: Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Opentofu","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth guide to everything Terraform, complete with newly established best practices and experienced insights into Infrastructure as Code.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerraform and its open-source fork OpenTofu's \"Infrastructure as Code (IaC)\" approach has redefined the way you manage your infrastructure. Its premise is simple-yet-awesome: provision, update, scale, and replicate your infrastructure with the same ease as your application code. In \u003ci\u003eTerraform in Depth\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll discover absolutely everything you need to automate and manage your infrastructure with just a few lines of code. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside \u003ci\u003eTerraform in Depth\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Understand and write basic Terraform code\u003cbr\u003e - Avoid vendor lock-in with the open source OpenTofu\u003cbr\u003e - Switch between OpenTofu and Terraform as needed\u003cbr\u003e - Construct continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI\/CD) pipelines for Terraform\u003cbr\u003e - Organize Terraform projects and modules for team-based, production use\u003cbr\u003e - Develop and test robust Terraform modules\u003cbr\u003e - Create custom Terraform providers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerraform in Depth\u003c\/i\u003e is fully up to date with the latest versions, standards, and approaches of Terraform and OpenTofu. Complete and comprehensive, its one-stop approach covers everything from Terraform and OpenTofu's absolute basics all the way to advanced production uses. Every technique is illustrated with the kind of real-world examples infrastructure engineers encounter every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forewords by \u003cb\u003eAnton Babenko\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eChristian Mesh\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF and ePub formats from Manning Publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the technology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Terraform and its open-source fork OpenTofu practically eliminate manual infrastructure configuration. With the Terraform infrastructure management tool, even complex operations that used to require kludgy scripts and time-sucking tinkering can be created, managed, and shared as an organized codebase. 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