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Infrastructure as code

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Infrastructure as code

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Infrastructure as Code, commonly abbreviated as IAC, is a modern approach to provisioning, configuring, and managing infrastructure using machine-readable definition files rather than manual processes. On the Linux Plus exam, Infrastructure as Code is covered and reflects the growing expectation that Linux administrators understand automation, repeatability, and scalability in modern environments. At its core, IAC treats infrastructure the same way developers treat software. Servers, networks, storage, and services are being defined using code stored in version control, reviewed, tested, and deployed consistently. This approach dramatically reduces configuration drift, human error, and undocumented changes, common causes of outages and security incidents. The Linux Plus exam does not require mastery of any single IAC platform, but it does expect candidates to understand the roles and differences between common tools, such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, and Kubernetes. You should be…

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