On a related note, is anyone aware of any tool(s) to declaratively describe an application architecture and automate its deployment on something like AWS or in a single virtual machine + docker? For example "I want 10 replicated microservice1 processes and 5 replicated microservice2 processes in front of a nginx load balancer. Also, throw in a Redis and a PostgreSQL database." This would be immensely useful for (one man show) developers who don't necessarily have the time or experience to "properly" setup and fine tune infrastructure. I think what I'm describing is known as "Infrastructure as code" in DevOps parlance.
Edit: Since this question is getting many replies, I'll be a bit more specific in what I am looking for. Is there a tool that would let me describe the infrastructure and deploy it on a given cloud provider but also have the ability to deploy the same infrastructure on my local machine (using VMs/docker) for development purposes.
Edit: Since this question is getting many replies, I'll be a bit more specific in what I am looking for. Is there a tool that would let me describe the infrastructure and deploy it on a given cloud provider but also have the ability to deploy the same infrastructure on my local machine (using VMs/docker) for development purposes.