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Flavius Dinu

Flavius is a passionate Developer Advocate with an Infrastructure as Code mindset and expertise in DevOps & Cloud Engineering. He is a Docker Captain and holds ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management and Hashicorp Terraform Associate Certification. He currently works at Mirantis, and in his free time, he blogs at techblog.flaviusdinu.com, where he provides tutorials, tips, and tricks for all levels of experience based on his exposure.

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Highlights

Developer Advocate, AWS Community Builder & Docker Captain

Education

University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Master's degree, Internet Systems Engineering
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

License and certifications

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

About the Spacelift blog

Spacelift’s collaborative platform for infrastructure as code (IaC) enables DevOps teams to manage complex cloud infrastructures with ease. In line with our reputation as an authority on all things related to IaC management, we pride ourselves on sharing only the most precise, comprehensive, and actionable content related to our areas of expertise. See our Editorial Policy.

Terraform Apply – When to Run & Quick Usage Examples

Terraform18 min read

Terraform Apply – When to Run & Quick Usage Examples

Terraform apply is a core command in the Terraform workflow. See what is it used for, available options & examples. Auto approve explained.

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Recent posts

Infrastructure Drift: How to Detect & Fix It with IaC Tools

General11 min read

Infrastructure Drift: How to Detect & Fix It with IaC Tools

What is infrastructure drift? Why does it happen? See how to use Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Spacelift for drift detection.

21 Terraform Best Practices to Improve Your TF Workflow

Terraform20 min read

21 Terraform Best Practices to Improve Your TF Workflow

Learn some best practices that will assist you in pushing your Terraform skills to the next level. See how they can make your IaC management easier.

Terraform Cheat Sheet – 28 Terraform CLI Commands & Examples

Terraform12 min read

Terraform Cheat Sheet – 28 Terraform CLI Commands & Examples

This Terraform Cheat Sheet guide (+pdf) will help you get straight to the commands you need when using the Terraform CLI!

Terraform Output Values : Complete Guide & Examples

Terraform15 min read

Terraform Output Values : Complete Guide & Examples

What are Terraform outputs? See the different options for their configuration and how Terraform handles and exports output values between modules.

How to Use Different Types of Ansible Variables (Examples)

Ansible16 min read

How to Use Different Types of Ansible Variables (Examples)

How to work with Ansible variables in playbooks, inventories & command line, and where to set them. Special and environment types explained.

Ansible Playbooks: Complete Guide with Examples

Ansible17 min read

Ansible Playbooks: Complete Guide with Examples

What are Ansible playbooks? Learn how to structure, write, and run a playbook. See the practical examples.

Terraform Init Command: Flags, Errors & Examples

Terraform20 min read

Terraform Init Command: Flags, Errors & Examples

What does the Terraform init command do? Learn how to init your infrastructure with Terraform. See examples and explore the available options.

Terraform vs. AWS CloudFormation : The Ultimate Comparison

Terraform16 min read

Terraform vs. AWS CloudFormation : The Ultimate Comparison

AWS Cloudformation vs Terraform - what are the differences between those IaC tools, and which one to choose? See use cases.

What are Terraform Templates? Examples and Use Cases

Terraform9 min read

What are Terraform Templates? Examples and Use Cases

The basics of Terraform Templates. What are Terraform Templates used for? See examples and use cases. Templatefile function explained.

Terraform Locals: What Are They, How to Use Them

Terraform9 min read

Terraform Locals: What Are They, How to Use Them

What are Terraform Locals? Learn what Terraform Locals are, see how to use them, with real-life examples and use cases.

How to Manage AWS Lambda Functions with Terraform: Tutorial

Terraform11 min read

How to Manage AWS Lambda Functions with Terraform: Tutorial

See how to manage AWS Lambda functions with Terraform. Examples, tutorial and screenshots included. Terraform AWS Lambda function made easy.

How to Debug & Troubleshoot Terraform Projects: Tutorial

Terraform8 min read

How to Debug & Troubleshoot Terraform Projects: Tutorial

Learn how to debug Terraform projects and troubleshoot Terraform errors whether on Windows or other operating system. See how verify the debug logs.

Infrastructure Problems that Spacelift Solves

Product12 min read

Infrastructure Problems that Spacelift Solves

See what infrastructure problems Spacelift solves. Learn about Spacelift’s automated testing, auto drift detection runs, and cost estimation.

How to Upgrade Terraform to the Latest Version

Terraform11 min read

How to Upgrade Terraform to the Latest Version

Learn how to install and upgrade Terraform to the latest version. A quick step-by-step tutorial to upgrading Terraform. Terraform installation made simple.

Top 7 Business Benefits of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

General9 min read

Top 7 Business Benefits of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Discover the benefits of Infrastructure as Code from the engineering perspective and across the entire business from product to finance.

Terraform Functions, Expressions, Loops (Examples)

Terraform16 min read

Terraform Functions, Expressions, Loops (Examples)

Learn what built-in Terraform functions, expressions, and loops are. See examples and definitions. Terraform functions made easy!

Destroy Command – How to Destroy Resources from Terraform

Terraform13 min read

Destroy Command – How to Destroy Resources from Terraform

Learn how to destroy resources from Terraform. See how to use the Terraform destroy command, also to target a specific resource.

How Spacelift Can Improve Your Infrastructure Orchestration

Product12 min read

How Spacelift Can Improve Your Infrastructure Orchestration

The effort of implementing an in-house solution for infrastructure orchestration might exceed the benefits. Discover how rethinking this approach can save time and resources while making your team more successful.

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