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weekly.tf - Issue #137 - Secret rotation with time_rotating, Deploy Auto-Scalable Gitlab Runners in AWS, Cloud Concierge, Leverage Loops in Terraform, Robert Glenn on Terraform Observed, Open-source projects (Terravision, tfreg, tfregistry)

September 06, 2023

Secret rotation with time_rotating resource

Terraform language and providers contain a lot of useful features. It’s easy to overlook some of them, like the time_rotating resource.

medium.com/@danieljimgarcia/terraform-hidden-gems-secret-rotation-with-time-rotating-72ae8683ef7f

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Other articles

Immutable Infrastructure: How to Deploy Auto-Scalable Gitlab Runners in AWS Using Packer, Terraform, and Ansible

A step-by-step guide on how to provision highly scalable specific runners in AWS.

medium.com/cloud-native-daily/immutable-infrastructure-how-to-deploy-auto-scalable-gitlab-runners-in-aws-using-packer-7b7319068872

Elevate Your Terraform Game by leveraging for loops in Terraform

A guide to map transformation using for loops in Terraform.

medium.com/@akhilesh-mishra/elevate-your-terraform-game-by-leveraging-for-loops-in-terraform-5fe32e76847a

Robert Glenn’s posts on Terraform

Terraform, Observed — Part 1: Module Types

Series of 3 posts by Robert Glenn about Terraform - starting by presenting different types of Terraform modules to provide context for later narratives.

medium.com/devoops-discourse/terraform-observed-part-1-module-types-9dec5aa9dc9f

Terraform, Observed — Part 2: Module Arrangement

In this post, Robert focuses on module structure and arrangement and how to select a fitting approach.

medium.com/devoops-discourse/terraform-observed-part-2-module-arrangement-109d2cf517e1

Terraform Patterns, Observed — Part 3: State Misconceptions & Pitfalls

Some common misconceptions with Terraform states and typical pitfalls that can arise.

medium.com/devoops-discourse/terraform-patterns-observed-part-3-state-misconceptions-pitfalls-e051ca1b7be9

Open-source projects

patrickchugh/terravision

Terravision visualizes Terraform code as live Professional Cloud Architecture Diagrams by analyzing the code dynamically. Supports AWS, Google, and Azure.

github.com/patrickchugh/terravision

mattclement/tfreg

Registry serving terraform providers from GitHub releases.

github.com/mattclement/tfreg

brittandeyoung/tfregistry

A serverless terraform registry. AB: Unfortunately, the project is incomplete and inactive.

github.com/brittandeyoung/tfregistry

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