Terraform Guides and Tutorials

InfraCost – How to Estimate Cloud Costs with Terraform

With Terraform, you can easily estimate cloud costs by leveraging Infracost. Take a look at the Infracost integration with Spacelift.

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How to Manage Multiple Terraform Environments Efficiently

Learn how to manage multiple Terraform environments using Terraform workspaces, Terragrunt, Git branches, and Spacelift stacks.

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Managing AWS Security Groups Through Terraform

Deep dive into AWS Security Groups with Terraform – how to create them, use the existing ones, and manage rules with best practices.

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How to Use the If / Else Statement in Terraform – Examples

Take a look at the Terraform if statement block and conditional expressions in Terraform with a few examples.

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What are Terraform Workspaces? Overview with Examples

Learn about another interesting feature of Terraform - Workspaces. What they are, how they work, and why you may not want to use them.

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Terraform with GitHub Actions : How to Manage & Scale

See how to set up and run Terraform GitHub Actions with AWS to automate and orchestrate your infrastructure workflows - examples.

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How to Use Terraform depends_on Meta-Argument

Understanding how Terraform uses implicit and explicit dependencies helps you to determine when and how to use the depends_on meta-argument.

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Terraform Validate Command – Validate Configuration Locally

Learn how to use the Terraform validate command with examples. See the changes -no-color and -json options make in output. Terraform validate vs. plan.

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11 Popular Terraform Alternatives You Should Know in 2025

Check the most popular Terraform alternatives and decide on the IaC tool based on its presented features.

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Terraform Plan Command: Examples & How It Works

What does the Terraform plan command do? See examples including output, plan to file, tfvars, variables, and others. Planning options and parameters.

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Atlantis vs. Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise – Comparison

Atlantis or Terraform Cloud ? Take a look at two infrastructure automation and delivery tools, along with a feature comparison.

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Using Terraform fmt Command to Format Your Terraform Code

Learn how to format and keep your Terraform code consistent with the Terraform fmt command. -recursive, -diff, and -check options explained.

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Terraform AWS Provider: How to Use & Examples

What is Terraform AWS provider? Learn how to authenticate using parameters in the provider configuration options and using environment variables.

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Terraform Provisioners – Why You Should Avoid Them

Learn what provisioners in Terraform are, how to use them, and why they should be a blast resort. Different types explained: local-exec, remote-state, and file.

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How to Automate Terraform Deployments and Infrastructure Provisioning

Learn different approaches to Terraform automation and provision infrastructure in an automated fashion. See how to enhance it with orchestration tools.

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Terraform vs. Kubernetes : Key Differences and Comparison

See the comparison of Terraform and Kubernetes, the most dominant tools in the cloud infrastructure space. Learn about their similarities and differences.

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Managing Terraform State – Best Practices & Examples

Learn how to manage Terraform State. See best practices for storing, organizing, and isolating your state files.