Practical GitOps: Infrastructure Management Using Terraform, AWS, and GitHub Actions

This book provides a comprehensive walkthrough of deploying a SpringBoot application on AWS with multiple environments like production, staging, and development, using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. It covers storing infrastructure in code, setting up a simple EC2 server in a multi-environment, expanding it into an application deployed on AWS EKS, and implementing accounts and restrictions through AWS Organizations. It also makes the infrastructure more observable using Graphana, Prometheus, and AWS OpenSearch, runs security tools, hosts Route53 zones dynamically, and implements CloudWatch Alarms for various use cases.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 531 pages
Publication date: 25 December 2022
Publisher: APress

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is gaining widespread popularity among developers, as they increasingly deploy their application environments to the cloud using IaC tools. However, managing the state of the deployed infrastructure can become a complex and time-consuming task. This comprehensive book aims to address this challenge by providing a step-by-step guide to deploying a SpringBoot application on AWS with multiple environments, including production, staging, and development.

The book begins by introducing the concept of storing infrastructure in code and demonstrates how this can be achieved by spinning up an EC2 server using the console, AWS CLI, and Terraform. It then presents a practical scenario of setting up a simple EC2 server in a multi-environment setup, encompassing production, staging, and development, using GitHub Actions and Terraform Cloud.

In the advanced section, the book expands on the initial infrastructure by introducing an application that is deployed on an AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) using AWS RDS (Relational Database Service) exposed through an AWS ALB (Application Load Balancer) protected using AWS ACM (AWS Certificate Manager). The application is accessible by setting the AWS Route53.

The book further builds upon this infrastructure by demonstrating how it can be deployed in a multi-environment scenario by implementing accounts through AWS organizations. It covers topics such as restricting access using Service Control Policies, protecting secrets using AWS Secrets Manager, and working with least privileges using IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts). Additionally, the book makes the infrastructure more observable using Graphana, Prometheus, and AWS OpenSearch, runs security tools, hosts Rou.

By following the steps outlined in this book, developers will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively deploy and manage their applications on AWS with multiple environments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.

Weight: 836g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781484286722
Edition number: 1st ed.