Terraform Variables and Precedence

A Beginner’s Guide to Simplify Your Workflow Introduction: When working with Terraform, variables are like building blocks that make your infrastructure code more flexible and reusable. Instead of hard coding values, you can use variables to easily customize configurations for different environments or scenarios. Precedence, on the other hand, determines the order in which Terraform … Read more

Terraform Providers

Overview A Terraform provider file specifies the configuration needed for Terraform to interact with specific cloud platforms, on-premises systems, or other APIs. Providers serve as plugins that define resources and data sources for particular services. Each provider has its own versioning and settings. Key Sections of a Provider File 1. Provider Block The provider block defines the … Read more

End-to-End AWS EKS Provisioning with Terraform, Jenkins CI/CD, and HashiCorp Vault

Project Overview Effectively and securely managing infrastructure is essential for modern DevOps workflows. This guide will create an End-to-End Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) pipeline to provision an AWS EKS cluster using Terraform. We will automate the pipeline with Jenkins and securely manage sensitive credentials using HashiCorp Vault. High-Level Architecture 2. Vault Server: 3. Terraform Configurations: 4. CI/CD … Read more

Step-by-Step Guide: Using HashiCorp Vault to Secure AWS Credentials in Jenkins CI/CD Pipelines with Terraform

Introduction: In today’s fast-paced DevOps world, securely managing secrets is no longer optional — it’s necessary. If you’re working with AWS, Jenkins, and Terraform, you’ve probably faced the challenge of securely handling sensitive credentials like access and secret keys. That’s where HashiCorp Vault comes in! This guide walks you through a practical, step-by-step approach to … Read more

Taint, Untaint, and Replace in Terraform: A Guide to Resource Lifecycle Management

Terraform is a widely used Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tool that enables developers to define and manage infrastructure efficiently. While working with infrastructure, you may face situations where certain resources need to be recreated due to issues like corruption, misconfiguration, or updated requirements. Terraform offers features such as taint, untaint, and replace to address these scenarios. In … Read more