weekly.tf - Issue #122 - Migrating from Terraform Cloud, IAM User Password Expiry Notice, Moving Resources Between States, check {} block, Pytest terraform plugin, Terraform REPL

Migrating Terraform state from Terraform Cloud to S3

A detailed step-by-step process on safely migrating from Terraform Cloud to S3 for state management. AB: Such one-way migrations are among the hottest topics discussed last week.

blog.marcolancini.it/2023/blog-migrate-terraform-state-from-terraform-cloud-to-s3

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IAM User Password Expiry Notice using AWS Lambda, SES, Boto3 & Terraform

The post describes the necessary steps to set up an AWS Lambda function to email notifications to IAM Users when their AWS Web Console passwords expire.

blog.jennasrunbooks.com/aws-lambda-function-iam-user-password-expiry-notice-ses-boto3-terraform

Moving Terraform Managed Resources Between States for Scaling AWS Infrastructure in Startups

Comprehensive comparison and a step-by-step guide for implementing two methods for moving Terraform managed resources between states in AWS infrastructure regarding speed, reliability, and scalability.

fivexl.io/blog/terraform-mv

Terraform check{} Block

AB: Post describes the recent feature being added into Terraform 1.5 that allows practitioners to define assertions based on data source values to verify the state of the infrastructure on an ongoing basis. TBH, I am not sure how useful this feature is in its implementation.

https://unfriendlygrinch.info/posts/terraform-check-block/

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Open-source projects

[!!!] cloud-custodian/pytest-terraform

pytest terraform plugin with fixtures and offline replay support.

github.com/cloud-custodian/pytest-terraform

andreineculau/tfrepl

A terraform REPL implemented in Shell.

github.com/andreineculau/tfrepl

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