Infrastructure-as-Code Automation Using Terraform, Packer, Vault, Nomad and Consul: Hands-on Deployment, Configuration, and Best Practices

Table of Contents
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Getting Started with HashiCorp Automation Solutions
	Introduction to Infrastructure as Code
	Introduction to HashiCorp Automation
		Packer
		Terraform
		Vault
		Nomad
		Consul
		Vagrant
		Boundary
		Waypoint
	Summary
Chapter 2: Getting Started with HashiCorp Terraform
	Introduction to HashiCorp Terraform
		Terraform CLI (Open Source)
		Terraform Cloud
		Terraform Enterprise
		Comparing the Options
	Setting up an AWS Account
	Getting Started with Terraform Cloud
	Terraform Workflow
	Getting Started with Terraform CLI
	What’s New in Terraform 0.14
		Terraform 0.14 vs. Terraform 0.13
	Summary
Chapter 3: Understanding Terraform Programming Constructs
	Configuration Language
	Arguments, Blocks, and Expressions
	Code Organization
	Configuration Ordering
		Resources
		Provider
		Input Variables
		Environment Variables
		Output Values
		Local Values
		Modules
	Creating a Custom Module
		Version
		count and for_each
		depends_on Module
	Providers
		Provider Version Constraints in Modules
		Automatic Installation of Third-Party Providers
		Provider Plug-ins in a Local Filesystem
	Data Sources
	Backend Configuration
		Backend Types
		Backend Initialization
	Provisioners
		Creation-Time Provisioners
		Destroy-Time Provisioners
		Multiple Provisioners
		Types of Provisioners
			Generic Provisioners
				File Provisioners
				Local-Exec Provisioners
				Remote-Exec Provisioners
			Vendor Provisioners
				Chef Provisioners
	Summary
Chapter 4: Automating Public Cloud Services Using Terraform
	Automating the GCP Public Cloud Using Terraform
		Creating a VPC and Subnet with Terraform
		Creating a Virtual Machine with Terraform
		Creating a GCS Bucket with Terraform
	Automating the Azure Public Cloud Using Terraform
	Summary
Chapter 5: Getting Started with Vault
	Introduction to HashiCorp Vault
	Understanding Vault’s Logical Architecture
	Understanding Vault’s Security Model
	Installing Vault CLI and Integration with AWS
	Summary
Chapter 6: Getting Started with HashiCorp Packer
	Introduction to HashiCorp Packer
		Builders
		Communicators
		Provisioners
		Post-Processors
		Variables
			Using Declared Variables in Templates
			Using Environment Variables in Templates
	Installing Packer
	Hands-on Exercise to Automate AWS AMI
	Summary
Chapter 7: Getting Started with HashiCorp Consul
	Introduction to HashiCorp Consul
		Service Discovery
		Configuration Management
		Service Mesh and Network Segmentation
	Architecture
		Agent
		Catalog
		Anti-Entropy
		Consensus Protocol
		Gossip Protocol
		LAN Gossip Pool
		WAN Gossip Pool
	Installing Consul
	Service Discovery Using Consul
		Intention Deletion
		Service Registration
	DNS and Health Checks Using Consul
	Summary
Chapter 8: Getting Started with Nomad
	Container Orchestration
	Introduction to Nomad
		Nomad Architecture
		Autoscaling Overview
			Dynamic Application Sizing
			Horizontal Cluster Autoscaling
			Horizontal Application Autoscaling
	Installing Nomad
	Policy-Driven Governance in Nomad
		Namespaces
		Resource Quotas
		Sentinel Policies
		Nomad ACLs
			Tokens
			Policies
			Rules
			Capabilities
	Container Application Deployment Using Nomad
	Summary
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