Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as a code tool created by HashiCorp, that lets you provision, build, change, and version cloud and on-prem resources.
It lets you define both Cloud and on-prem resources in human-readable configuration files that you can version, reuse, and share.
Infrastructure as code (IaC) is the process that allows you to manage infrastructure with configuration files rather than through a graphical user interface.
IaaC allows you to build, change, and manage your infrastructure in a safe, consistent, and repeatable way by defining resource configurations that you can version, reuse, and share.
Manage any Infrastructure
Track Infrastructure
Reduce time to provision
Support multi-cloud Infrastructure deployment
Automate changes
Standardize configuration
Collaboration
Terraform creates and manages resources on a cloud platform and other services through their APIs. Providers enable Terraform to work with virtually any platform or service with an accessible API.
Providers are a logical abstraction of an upstream API. They are responsible for understanding API interactions and exposing resources. Providers supported by Terraform, there are officially 130 providers supported by Terraform:
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes and so on
Terraform Benefits
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