Running Terraform in automation
Common techniques for running Terraform in continuous delivery pipelines.
Use case
Integrate with existing workflows
Automate infrastructure deployments through existing CI/CD workflows.
Challenge
Adopting new processes and workflows can be slow and cumbersome
In the cloud, organizations have the challenge of maintaining their existing resources, private clouds, and datacenters while simultaneously developing new applications and services that leverage the public cloud’s benefits. Many enterprises soon discover each cloud provider operates differently and they must choose among a vast array of workflows and processes to consume.
Solution
Easily integrate with existing workflows
Terraform Cloud can be fully operated via API, CLI, and UI, which allows organizations to easily integrate it into their existing CI/CD pipelines, IT service management interfaces, and version control system processes. This level of integration with existing workflows minimizes process changes, streamlines the process of getting up and running, and ensures consistency throughout.
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VCS-driven run workflow
In the VCS workflow, every workspace is associated with a specific branch of a VCS repo of Terraform configurations.
CLI-driven run workflow
The CLI-driven run workflow uses Terraform's standard CLI tools to execute runs in Terraform Cloud.
API-driven run workflow
The API-driven run workflow is more flexible but requires you to create some tooling.
Terraform workflow at scale
What is the optimal workflow process for Terraform in a large, multi-team enterprise? Watch this whiteboard video by Terraform co-creator and HashiCorp Co-Founder and CTO Armon Dadgar to find out about the high-scale Terraform best practices.