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401 — Automation & CI/CD

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Automate Terraform workflows using CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, handling credentials securely.

Learning Objectives

1
Design a Terraform CI/CD pipeline
2
Create GitHub Actions workflows
3
Handle credentials securely
4
Implement plan-on-PR, apply-on-merge pattern
Step 1

Set up a project with CI/CD structure

Create a Terraform project organized for CI/CD automation.

Commands to Run

mkdir -p ~/terraform-practice/lesson-401
cd ~/terraform-practice/lesson-401
mkdir -p .github/workflows

What This Does

CI/CD pipelines automate Terraform execution. The standard pattern: run plan on pull requests, apply only after merge to main.

Expected Outcome

Directory structure ready for GitHub Actions.

Pro Tips

  • 1
    GitHub Actions workflows live in .github/workflows/
  • 2
    Other CI systems: GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins
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