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id: iac
requestedLanguage: en
descriptionLanguage: en
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# Infrastructure as Code

- Type: automation practice
- Group: Operations and risks
- Placement: Operations / Environment
- [Source](<https://martinfowler.com/bliki/InfrastructureAsCode.html>)

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Infrastructure is described in version-controlled code and created through repeatable operations.

## Relationships

- supports: [Software Configuration Management](/practices/configuration/en.md) (support)
- supports: [Deployment Automation](/practices/deployauto/en.md) (support)
- supports: [DevOps](/practices/devops/en.md) (support)
- shares reproducibility ideas with: [Reproducible Builds](/practices/build/en.md) (comparison)

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