Optimizing Terraform integration inside GitLab CI/CD pipelines
summary
Practical guidance for running Terraform in GitLab CI/CD to deploy AWS infrastructure, including using S3 for Terraform backend and DynamoDB for state locking. It covers early validation with terraform validate, merge-request approvals by Terraform specialists, integrating terraform-compliance checks in the pipeline, and using remote states and outputs to let product teams work autonomously while enforcing security and compliance policies.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Terraform in CI/CD intro
- 3:27Terraform config across projects
- 8:12Pipeline validation & security
- 13:20Terraform provider versions
- 18:42Security & compliance checks
- 22:18Pipeline performance tips
- 25:15Conclusion & next steps
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