Terraform Patterns
Terraform patterns covering module design, state management, workspace strategies, testing, and production best practices.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Read time
- 1 min read
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Confidence
- established
- Last updated
Quick Reference
Terraform: Remote state required (S3/GCS with locking). Pin provider versions. Small focused modules. Use variables for everything configurable. Separate state per environment. terraform fmt and validate in CI. Use tflint/checkov for security. Workspaces for similar infra, directories for different.
Use When
- Infrastructure as Code
- Cloud provisioning
- Multi-environment deployments
- Team infrastructure management
Skip When
- Simple single-server setups
- Non-cloud infrastructure
- Bicep/CDK preferred
Terraform Patterns
Terraform patterns covering module design, state management, workspace strategies, testing, and production best practices.