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weekly.tf - Issue #116 - IaC is not the answer, Testing Terraform with Python and tftest, How to upload Docker images to AWS ECR, Private Endpoints in Azure, Rotate Customer-Managed Keys in Data Factory, tftarget, cloudknit, tfgpt

weekly.tf - Issue #116 - IaC is not the answer, Testing Terraform with Python and tftest, How to upload Docker images to AWS ECR, Private Endpoints in Azure, Rotate Customer-Managed Keys in Data Factory, tftarget, cloudknit, tfgpt

April 12, 2023

Infrastructure as Code is Not the Answer!

You know the sales pitch, of course. AB: A rather precise and informative rant about IaC that reminds us that we are not always living in an ideal world…

lukeshaughnessy.medium.com/infrastructure-as-code-is-not-the-answer-cfaf4882dcba

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Testing Terraform with Python and tftest

Terraform Testing Made Easy with Python: Exploring tftest

tftest is a Python package that provides a testing framework for Terraform modules.

medium.com/saas-infra/terraform-testing-made-easy-with-python-exploring-tftest-925bb207eabd

Put Your Terraform to the Test: E2E Testing with Python and tftest

Maximize your Terraform potential: create effortless end-to-end tests with Python and tftest.

medium.com/saas-infra/put-your-terraform-to-the-test-e2e-testing-with-python-and-tftest-73deff4c468a

Other articles

How to upload docker images to AWS ECR using Terraform

AB: Post describes the path from Dockerfile into AWS ECR. Also, there is an amazing Terraform Docker provider (link below).

noiselesstech.net/2023/03/24/how-to-upload-a-docker-container-to-aws-ecr-using-terraform

Private Endpoints and Terraform - A Tale of Time

Adding Private Endpoints to resources in Azure is an excellent way to secure their connectivity by preventing access over the public internet.

clouddevdan.co.uk/private-endpoints-and-terraform-a-tale-of-time

Rotate Customer-managed Keys in Data Factory with Terraform

Setting up Data Factory to allow CMK rotation with Terraform.

medium.com/twodigits/rotate-customer-managed-keys-in-data-factory-with-terraform-eb3a789ea2fc

Open-source projects

future-architect/tftarget

CLI tool for Terraform ( plan | apply | destroy ) with target option. You can interactivity select a resource to ( plan | apply | destroy ) with the target option.

github.com/future-architect/tftarget

cloudknit-io/cloudknit

Open Source Solution for Managing Cloud Environments.

github.com/cloudknit-io/cloudknit

kreuzwerker/terraform-provider-docker

Terraform Docker provider that works very well.

github.com/kreuzwerker/terraform-provider-docker

flavius-dinu/tfgpt

CLI tool that integrates Terraform with OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo to explain Terraform commands and concepts.

github.com/flavius-dinu/tfgpt

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