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weekly.tf - Issue #108 - Terraform without wrappers, direnv, OpenSearch, RDS Logs Optimizer, Terraform Associate certification, Private Terraform Registry

weekly.tf - Issue #108 - Terraform without wrappers, direnv, OpenSearch, RDS Logs Optimizer, Terraform Associate certification, Private Terraform Registry

February 15, 2023

Terraform without wrappers in multi-region, multi-account environments

AB: Anton describes the journey of the codebase refactoring covering multiple solutions like Makefiles, terragrunt, direnv, etc. Worth reading if your Terraform code looks like a grown-up monster.

medium.com/@senior-devops/terraform-without-wrappers-in-multi-region-multi-account-environments-33aacb56ed26

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Other articles

How to extend terraform with direnv

AB: Anton shared a very nice solution with direnv. Big thanks!

medium.com/@senior-devops/how-to-extend-terraform-with-direnv-a4a3fef092c5

How to create an OpenSearch cluster using Terraform

AB: There are a few good Terraform modules for the Amazon OpenSearch service. This article may help you to make one or even use it as-is.

medium.com/heyjobs-tech/how-to-create-an-opensearch-cluster-using-terraform-926b4a62b489

RDS Logs Optimizer: Don’t Overpay for Storing Your Logs

How to efficiently manage your AWS RDS logs? Including the Terraform code to do this.

medium.com/develeap/rds-logs-optimizer-dont-overpay-for-storing-your-logs-83a402d2dd44

How to prepare for Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate

Kunal Verma digs deeper into the HashiCorp Terraform Certification and exactly what you need to pass it.

blog.kubesimplify.com/become-a-hashicorp-certified-terraform-associate-preparation-guide

Open-source projects

PacoVK/tapir

A Private Terraform Registry. This one is written in Java.

github.com/PacoVK/tapir

develeap/rds-logs-optimizer

RDS Logs Optimizer module is a solution that significantly reduces the cost of storing RDS database logs in AWS.

github.com/develeap/rds-logs-optimizer

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