Azure DevOps with Packer, Terraform, and Ansible

Overview

This repository demonstrates how to leverage Packer, Terraform, and Ansible to build, provision, and deploy infrastructure on Azure. It showcases a CI/CD pipeline that automates the creation of custom VM images, provisioning of infrastructure, and configuration management.

Technologies Used

• Packer: Automates the creation of machine images.
• Terraform: Manages infrastructure as code.
• Ansible: Handles configuration management and application deployment.
• Azure DevOps: Facilitates CI/CD pipelines.

Architecture

1. Packer: Builds a custom Azure VM image with necessary software and configurations.
2. Terraform: Deploys infrastructure using the custom image created by Packer.
3. Ansible: Configures the deployed infrastructure, ensuring it meets the desired state.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following tools installed:

• Packer
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Azure CLI

Azure DevOps Pipeline

The repository includes an Azure DevOps pipeline configuration file (azure-pipelines.yml). To set up the pipeline:

1. Navigate to your Azure DevOps project.
2. Go to Pipelines > Create Pipeline.
3. Select GitHub as the source and authenticate.
4. Choose this repository.
5. Azure DevOps will automatically detect the azure-pipelines.yml file and configure the pipeline accordingly.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository, create a new branch, and submit a pull request with your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.