Ansible vs Terraform: Which is Really Better for Infrastructure?

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In this video I compare Ansible and Terraform by using both tools to spin up a publicly accessible EC2 instance and configure it to respond to HTTP requests. Ansible and Terraform are both Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. I personally think Terraform is superior to Ansible for the "Infrastructure Management" part of IaC, but Ansible is the right tool to use for "Configuration Management" and "Infrastructure Orchestration" -- this video shows you why.
0:41 - Intro to the repo and task
1:13 - Intro to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) + where Ansible and Terraform fit
2:24 - Provision a publicly accessible EC2 instance with Ansible
4:14 - Making changes to existing AWS infrastructure with Ansible
5:56 - Destroying existing AWS infrastructure with Ansible
6:24 - Summary of "Infrastructure Management" in Ansible
6:58 - Provision a publicly accessible EC2 instance with Terraform
9:23 - Making changes to existing AWS infrastructure with Terraform
11:24 - Ansible vs Terraform for "Infrastructure Management"
11:42 - Remote state in Terraform
12:08 - Destroying existing AWS infrastructure with Terraform
12:46 - Downsides of Terraform vs Ansible (for "Infrastructure Management")
13:46 - Configure EC2 instance to respond to HTTP requests using Ansible ("Configuration Management")
16:01 - Do a rolling restart/rolling reboot of EC2 instances using Ansible ("Infrastructure Orchestration")
Thanks for watching and hope it's entertaining/useful for you! Hit me up in the comments if you have any questions or feedback 💪.
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[@ronen2512]

very informative, thanks

[@BruceTimberlake]

Looks interesting, very straightforward. Most of my team's resources are on-prem data center stuff (vms we request via a tool, or hardware that another team racks etc.), so I can't play with fancy cloud tools like this, at least not yet. But thanks for making this video!

[@toptechskills]

Thanks a lot for the comment @BruceTimberlake. Hopefully Terraform comes in handy if you start working with cloud infrastructure. Presuming you’re using Ansible for managing the VMs/bare metal you mentioned, is that right?

[@jdwdrums]

Are you still working on finishing your Productive with Ansible course? Any updates on an ETA?

[@toptechskills]

Hi @jdwdrums, thanks for your comment. No ETA on the final chapter just yet, sorry. I’ve been trying to make some sales before throwing myself at the final chapter. First 2 chapters are up and ready to go, not sure if you had a chance to check them out already. Thanks again for the support.