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): How to test your…

I recently passed the CKA exam, so wanted to share some tips! The time allowed is 120 minutes for the CKA exam, so it pays to work quickly and be familiar with the commands you will need in your exam. …

A deeper dive! — In this article, we will take a look at Terraform testing strategies using different types of commonly used testing, tools and platforms. Let's jump straight in! Terraform Testing Strategies As with any code, you should implement some testing strategies to help validate your code and ensure that your changes do not cause any…

In this article, we will look at what Terraform environment variables are, when and why you would use them, and how to set them with examples of each! Let's jump straight in! What Is a Terraform Environment Variable? Terraform refers to a number of environment variables to customize various aspects of its behavior. These variables are…

In this article, we will delve into some best practices, tips, and tricks for securing your containers and Kubernetes (K8S) clusters with some configuration file examples. What is container security? Container security refers to the practice of securing containerized applications and the infrastructure that supports them. Due to the ephemeral nature of containers and…

In this short article, we will take a look at the terraform refresh command. Warning: This command is deprecated, because its default behavior is unsafe if you have misconfigured credentials for any of your providers. How Terraform Refresh works When creating a terraform plan or running terraform apply, a refresh of the state of…

In this article, we will look at how we can handle a ‘for loop’ in Terraform. Meta-arguments such as count and for_eachcan be used for different use cases when you want to repeat a set of actions multiple times. We will look at each one in turn with examples, before…

Ditch the YAML and use the Terraform Kubernetes Provider! — When it comes to managing infrastructure-as-code, Terraform is the go-to choice for the modern engineer. As well as using Terraform providers specific to the cloud platform hosting your K8S instance, such as azurerm for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure, or aws for Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) on AWS, you…

In this article, we will explore the popular Terraform version manager tfenv, with practical examples of how to install it and use it to add, change and uninstall different Terraform versions. Tfenv enables you to install multiple Terraform versions and switch between them easily as needed. Tfenv is a version…