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Infrastructure testing with Terratest or InSpec

Why Choose This Project?

In cloud-native DevOps, infrastructure automation ensures scalability and repeatability. However, without testing, infrastructure changes can cause outages or misconfigurations. Infrastructure testing with Terratest (Go-based) or InSpec (Ruby-based) allows teams to validate IaC deployments, security compliance, and configurations before production rollout. This project strengthens DevOps pipelines with continuous validation of infrastructure.

What You Get

  • Automated infrastructure validation for AWS/Azure/GCP.

  • Compliance and security checks (firewall rules, encryption, IAM).

  • Unit tests for IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation/ARM templates).

  • Integration with CI/CD pipelines for pre-deployment validation.

  • Improved reliability and confidence in infrastructure changes.

Key Features

Feature Description
IaC Testing with Terratest Validate Terraform/CloudFormation/ARM templates by deploying and testing resources programmatically.
Compliance Auditing with InSpec Enforce security baselines (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, HIPAA, GDPR) across infrastructure.
Automated Rollback Detection Fail CI/CD pipelines if infrastructure does not meet expected requirements.
Multi-Cloud Support Run tests across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Security Validation Validate encryption (S3, EBS, RDS), IAM roles, security groups, and network restrictions.
Pipeline Integration Add testing stages in Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD.

Technology Stack

Infrastructure Layer

  • Terraform / CloudFormation / ARM templates – IaC definitions.

  • Kubernetes / Docker – optional container orchestration testing.

Testing Layer

  • Terratest (Go) – Infrastructure testing framework for IaC validation.

  • InSpec (Ruby) – Compliance-as-code framework for audits.

CI/CD & Automation

  • Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab CI/CD – pipeline automation.

  • Ansible – optional configuration validation.

Monitoring & Logging

  • Prometheus / Grafana – visibility into infrastructure tests.

Working Flow

  1. Developer commits IaC changes (Terraform/CloudFormation/ARM).

  2. CI/CD pipeline triggers infrastructure testing.

    • Terratest deploys test infrastructure in a sandbox environment.

    • Tests validate resource availability (e.g., VPC, EC2, DB).

  3. InSpec runs compliance scans (firewalls, IAM roles, encryption).

  4. Pass/Fail feedback returned to the CI/CD pipeline.

    • If tests pass → changes proceed to staging/production.

    • If tests fail → pipeline halts with detailed error reports.

  5. Logs & reports stored in ELK/Grafana dashboards for analysis.

Main Modules

  1. Test Infrastructure Setup – Deploys temporary infra for validation.

  2. IaC Validation – Verifies Terraform/CloudFormation/ARM outputs.

  3. Security & Compliance Testing – Checks encryption, IAM, CIS compliance.

  4. Pipeline Integration – Automates testing in CI/CD workflows.

  5. Reporting Dashboard – Centralized view of test results.

Security Features

  • Enforces compliance frameworks (CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR).

  • Ensures least-privilege IAM roles.

  • Validates encryption at rest & transit.

  • Detects open ports and misconfigured firewalls.

  • Prevents non-compliant resources from reaching production.

This Course Fee:

₹ 2599 /-

Project includes:
  • Customization Icon Customization Fully
  • Security Icon Security High
  • Speed Icon Performance Fast
  • Updates Icon Future Updates Free
  • Users Icon Total Buyers 500+
  • Support Icon Support Lifetime
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