Here’s a list of all the Terraform-related articles I’ve published on my blog! I’ll keep this page updated with any new articles I publish on Terraform so feel free to bookmark it! Hope they help you out, enjoy! In order of date published (most recent first): Terragrunt Tutorial How to…

Getting Started & Examples! — In this beginner's tutorial, we will explain what Terragrunt is, what it is used for, and show how to use it with example commands and configurations. Use cases, best practices, and alternatives are discussed along with an installation guide on how to get it set up and get started. What is Terragrunt? Terragrunt…

In this short article, we will take a look at gitignore, explaining what it is and why you might want to use it. We will show some useful examples and practical files you can use with your Terraform projects! What is gitignore? A .gitignore file is a text file used by Git to…

Add an IAM role to an EC2 instance using Terraform in 10 easy steps! — In this article, we will look at what an IAM (Identity and Access Management) role in AWS (Amazon Web Services) is, and show a step-by-step example of how to create one using Terraform. Buckle up! What is an IAM Role? An IAM role is an IAM identity that you can create in your account that…

In this short article, we will look at how to target specific resources in Terraform. We will explain the use of the -target option, and how to use it to target single and multiple resources with some examples, and in what circumstances you should avoid using it! What is a target in Terraform? To target specific…

In this article we will look into ‘linting’, explaining what it is and why you should ‘lint’, before looking at the popular open-source Terraform Linter, TFLint. What is a Terraform linter? Linting is the process of using a static code analysis tool to identify potential errors, bugs, stylistic errors, and suspicious constructs in your code…

Checkov 101! — In this article, we will check out Checkov, and ask all the stupid questions you were afraid to ask! What is Checkov? Why should we use it, and how do you set it up? We will look at how to set it up using all our favorite subjects on this…

The cloud is great, but cloud costs can quickly spiral out of control! In this article, we will take a look at Azure cost management, sharing some of its more useful features and some best practices to prevent those nasty unexpected bills! We will cover: What is Azure cost management…

In this article, we will use Terraform to show how to deploy applications using the Helm provider to provision applications inside your Kubernetes (K8S) cluster. This can be a nice solution to enable end-to-end provisioning of your K8S infrastructure and application using Terraform, especially when combined with your cloud and…