production-style infrastructure: ALB module infra-modules + infra-live separation environment-based deployment

📰 Dev.to · Aisalkyn Aidarova

Learn to set up production-style infrastructure using Terraform modules and environment-based deployment for scalable and efficient resource management

intermediate Published 19 Mar 2026

Action Steps

Create a Terraform module for each infrastructure component, such as VPC and ALB
Organize modules into a separate directory, e.g. infra-modules/
Configure environment-based deployment using separate directories for each environment, e.g. infra-live/ and infra-dev/
Use Terraform's built-in support for modules and environments to manage dependencies and deployments
Test and validate infrastructure deployments across different environments

Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and infrastructure architects can benefit from this approach to manage complex infrastructure deployments across different environments

Key Insight

💡 Separating infrastructure modules and environments enables efficient and scalable resource management

Key Takeaways

Learn to set up production-style infrastructure using Terraform modules and environment-based deployment for scalable and efficient resource management