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weekly.tf - Issue #47 - Terraform Providers, gitlab
Hi all,
This newsletter is the last one before I go on vacation. I wish everyone a great summer! ☀️
Or, how to explain "Terraform state file" to your mom? Funny blog post by Debora Piu.
Publish Terraform modules in your project’s Infrastructure Registry, then reference them using GitLab as a Terraform module registry. Here is the related epic. Sweet!
A new project started by Louis Garman as an alternative to commercial offerings we all know about. It is in the very early stage with many features missing but I think this project deserves at least a GitHub star :)
Terraform Providers
One of the most popular requests I have received from the readers of this newsletter was about the creation of Terraform providers. So here are a couple of links to recent excellent tutorials:
Interact with APIs using Terraform providers. In these tutorials, use a provider as a bridge between Terraform and a target API. Then, extend Terraform by developing a custom Terraform provider.
The hardest part of writing a Terraform provider is learning the SDK and understanding its capabilities. I think the keyword of this webinar by Cyrus Javan is modern. Well done!