Home Lab Automation with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines!

Video Description

In this video we take a look at home lab automation to see how you can use Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning with Proxmox, VMware, etc. Automation is easier than you think and we will walk through real-world examples of this in the video. How to update Linux with Ansible written with code samples: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/01/how-to-update-ubuntu-with-ansible/ Written blog on the subject: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/03/automating-your-home-lab-with-ansible-terraform-and-ci-cd-pipelines/ Proxmox server build components list (amazon affiliate links I get a small commission): Minisforum BD795M – https://geni.us/bd795m RackChoice 2U Micro ATX Compact – https://geni.us/rackchoice2u Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 – https://geni.us/coolermaster850 Crucial 128 GB 5600MT/sec RAM – https://geni.us/crucial128gbramkit Noctua NH-L9i-17xx, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler – https://amzn.to/4hAKIwG Crucial 96GB kit of DDR5 SODIMM memory kit – https://geni.us/noctuanhl9i17xx Intel X520-DA2 10 GbE network adapter – https://geni.us/intelx520 Kingston 240 GB drive for boot – https://geni.us/kingston240 Samsung EVO 990 Pro 2TB – https://geni.us/samsung990pro2tb MX-4 Thermal paste – https://geni.us/mx4thermalpaste Case fans: https://geni.us/arcticp8 Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Automation - 0:00 Why automate, is it really faster? 1:06 Introducing the 3 tools we will use - 2:22 Detailed intro to Terraform - 2:36 Demo of using Terraform with Proxmox - 3:43 Running the Terraform code - 9:05 Looking at Proxmox during Terraform provisioning - 9:18 Introduction to Ansible - 10:12 Using Ansible to install updates in Ubuntu Server - 11:25 No agents are required with Ansible - 13:12 Introduction to CI/CD pipelines - 13:30 Recommendations for CI/CD pipelines - 14:08 Real-world example of running automation with CI/CD - 14:50 Gitlab pipeline file - 15:15 Looking at an inventory PowerShell script used with my CI - 15:36 Looking at the YAML file for updating Linux servers - 16:42 Looking at the Gitlab CI YAML file - 17:25 Start with a real project - 18:56 Use Git - 19:09 Secure your secrets - 19:14 Test locally before implementing CI/CD - 19:29 Monitor and log everything - 19:36 Backup your Terraform state and Ansible Playbooks - 19:43 Wrapping up automating your home lab - 20:13