Limits, Risks and Good Choices

4 min

You now know how to write HCL, manage variables, work in a team with Git and CI/CD, protect a state and split a project into modules. One equally important skill remains: knowing when not to use Terraform, and knowing the risks you take as soon as you use it.

What Terraform does very well

Use Terraform for resources that have an API and a durable lifecycle:

  • cloud networks, machines and storage;
  • managed databases;
  • identities and permissions;
  • DNS and certificates;
  • clusters and platform services;
  • repositories, teams and SaaS integrations;
  • monitoring and alerts, when a suitable provider exists.

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