How to Use AWS for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Explore how to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using five popular tools on AWS: CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, OpenTofu, and Pulumi. The post examines the setup process for each tool, creating a VPC, subnet, internet gateway, security group, and EC2 instance. It demonstrates the distinct approaches and benefits of each tool, including CloudFormation's declarative syntax, CDK's use of high-level programming languages, Terraform's local execution and HCL language, OpenTofu's compatibility with Terraform configurations, and Pulumi's integration with multiple programming languages.