Infrastructure as code

<p>Infrastructure as code (IaC) is the process of managing and provisioning computer <a href="/facts/Data_center/DS5wJY41">data center</a> <a href="/facts/Resource/NM1retdD">resources</a> through machine-readable definition files, rather than physical <a href="/facts/Computer_hardware/8jSjsCNv">hardware</a> configuration or interactive configuration tools.
The <a href="/facts/IT_infrastructure/U83mT1UW">IT infrastructure</a> managed by this process comprises both physical equipment, such as <a href="/facts/Bare-metal_server/Y853BMC0">bare-metal servers</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Virtual_machine/BLevU3sx">virtual machines</a>, and associated configuration resources.
The definitions may be in a <a href="/facts/Version_Control_System/pxCmFXqK">version control system</a>, rather than maintaining the code through manual processes.
The code in the definition files may use either scripts or declarative definitions, but IaC more often employs <a href="/facts/Declarative_programming/gogtdzcJ">declarative</a> approaches.
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Infrastructure as code