Comparing Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure as Code: A Containerized Full-Stack Web Application Case StudyDjajkovska, Anastasija (Avtor) Jurič, Branko Matjaž (Mentor) Infrastructure as CodeTerraformAnsiblecontainerizationAzureDevOpsautomation.This thesis compares Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) through a containerized full-stack web application case study. Three ap- proaches are tested: Terraform-only, Ansible-only, and hybrid implementa- tions, measuring their performance in infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and resource cleanup. The thesis tracks deployment times and reliability, error rates, and operational complexity across Azure cloud infras- tructure using Docker Compose for consistent testing. Insights into each tool’s strengths and limitations are provided. The findings offer practical guidance for developers and organizations with containerized applications, helping them choose the most suitable IaC approach for their deployment needs without requiring complex orchestration platforms.20252025-07-14 16:30:01Diplomsko delo/naloga170755VisID: 38171COBISS_ID: 227808771sl