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: Written blog on the subject: Proxmox server build components list (amazon affiliate links I get a small commission): Minisforum BD795M – RackChoice 2U Micro ATX Compact – Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 – Crucial 128 GB 5600MT/sec RAM – Noctua NH-L9i-17xx, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler – Crucial 96GB kit of DDR5 SODIMM memory kit – Intel X520-DA2 10 GbE network adapter – Kingston 240 GB drive for boot – Samsung EVO 990 Pro 2TB – MX-4 Thermal paste – Case fans: Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: ★ Subscribe to the channel: ★ My blog: ★ Twitter: ★ LinkedIn: ★ Github: ★ Facebook: ★ Discord: ★ Pinterest: 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