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Issue #169 - AWS CodeBuild Lambda, Generating IaC, Terraform CI/CD and testing, AWS Startup Security Baseline

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Articles 📚

Speed up and save cost for Terraform Deployments with AWS CodeBuild's Lambda Compute

Jatin explains how using one of the latest features of AWS CodeBuild can speed up Terraform deployments and reduce your AWS billing using AWS CodeBuild's Lambda Compute.

dev.to/aws-builders/accelerate-and-save-cost-for-terraform-deployments-with-aws-codebuilds-lambda-compute-5814

Generating Infrastructure-as-Code From Existing Cloud Resources

Cory O'Daniel explains the caveats of tools and different approaches to generating Terraform from existing cloud resources. It is a tedious process fraught with gotchas. It's not a silver bullet for click-ops debt.

www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/generating-infrastructure-as-code-from-existing-cloud-resources

Terraform CI/CD and testing on AWS with the new Terraform Test Framework

Kevon Mayers and Welly Siauw from AWS show how to validate Terraform modules and automate the process using a CI/CD pipeline.

aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/terraform-ci-cd-and-testing-on-aws-with-the-new-terraform-test-framework

Anthony Wat: Implementing AWS Startup Security Baseline (AWS SSB) in Terraform

Part 1 - Account-level controls

Implementing account-level controls that pertain to account and identity and explain how you can implement them using Terraform.

dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-implement-aws-ssb-controls-in-terraform-part-1-3ggm

Part 2 - More account-level controls

Finish implementing account-level controls that pertain to account and identity using Terraform.

dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-implement-aws-ssb-controls-in-terraform-part-2-359k

Part 3

Covering the best practices in controlling access and safeguarding your workload and their data.

dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-implement-aws-ssb-controls-in-terraform-part-3-2p6

Open-source projects 🤩

ikorchynskyi/terraform-version-inspect

A CLI application to determine the required terraform version

github.com/ikorchynskyi/terraform-version-inspect

Clivern/Lynx

🐺 A Fast, Secure, and Reliable Terraform Backend, Set up in Minutes.

github.com/Clivern/Lynx

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