Terraform Cloud

Terraform Cloud – Step by step configuration

/ johannstander / 2 Comments

I recently returned from a very successful Hashiconf 2019 where lots of new features where announces for the Hashicorp products.  Here are some of the mayor announcements.

Terraform:

  • Terraform Cloud (TFC)
    • Rebranding of Terraform Enterprise SaaS to Terraform Cloud.
    • TFC is all about collaboration. When more than 1 person starts working on a Terraform project it requires backend management of the state file and you should start orchestrating Terraform runs using a deployment pipeline.  This is all now provided by Terraform Cloud!
    • Free tier (up to 5 users)
      • User interface
      • Remote state management for storing, view and locking of state files.
      • VCS connection management
      • Collaboration on runs
      • Remote runs and applies
      • Private module registry
    • Paid tiers (more than 5 users)
      • Both the paid tiers are available for free until 01.01.2020!
      • TFC: Teams
        • Create multiple teams
        • Control permissions of users on those teams
      • TFC: Teams & governance
        • This tier is also available for free until 01.01.2020
        • Use Sentinel and Cost Estimation
        • More information and pricing on offerings available here
    • More information here.
  • Terraform clustering
    • This is only available with Terraform enterprise (TFE) and current in beta version
    • More information here.
  • Terraform Cost Estimation
    • This is available for both TFE and TFC
    • Is executed between the plan and apply phases of a TF run.
    • Can also use Sentinal to control costs with defined policies
    • More information here.

Consul:

  • It definitely felt like Consul was the new shiny toy at this years conference and the related sessions were packed.
  • HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure
    • Native provisioning of a Consul cluster into any region through the Azure marketplace.
    • Although the Pong game live demo did not go as planned I do see the value and potential for this product!
    • Currently only available in private beta
    • More information here
  • Consul Enterprise now support VMware NSX Service Mesh Federation
    • Support for the Service Mesh Federation Specification.
    • More information here.

Now back to what we are here for…Terraform Cloud!

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