How to Automate Infrastructure using Kestra, Ansible and Terraform

Kestra is a versatile orchestration engine that simplifies infrastructure management and data pipeline orchestration by integrating with third-party services and tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Terraform. While traditional orchestration tools often require additional automation servers such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions to handle infrastructure components, Kestra's extensive plugin support eliminates this need by directly managing infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions. Ansible, developed by Red Hat, is highlighted for its simplicity and efficiency in automating IT tasks using playbooks written in YAML, which can be seamlessly orchestrated via Kestra's Ansible CLI plugin. Similarly, Terraform, a tool by HashiCorp that allows organizations to define infrastructure resources in a declarative format, can be integrated into Kestra using its Terraform CLI plugin, enabling efficient and scalable infrastructure management across cloud providers. This capability promotes agility and reliability in IT operations, as Kestra allows users to define and automate complex infrastructure setups while maintaining consistency and reusability of code through its namespace and file management features.