Codefresh offers a user-friendly interface for managing applications with comprehensive dashboards, but it also provides alternative management options through a powerful CLI and an extensive API, allowing developers to automate workflows and integrate their preferred tools. A popular method for managing Codefresh is using Terraform, an industry-standard tool for infrastructure as code, which enables users to handle Codefresh resources declaratively. The Codefresh-Terraform provider allows users to create and manage resources such as projects and pipelines, facilitating automation and reducing manual effort. Additionally, integrating the GitHub provider with Terraform streamlines the creation of GitHub repositories and Codefresh pipelines, allowing developers to automate the project bootstrapping process. This automation can be further enhanced by running Terraform within Codefresh, enabling Codefresh to manage its resources and facilitating a self-service approach for developers. The blog post demonstrates how to use Terraform to manage various Codefresh entities, offering insights and best practices for integrating Terraform with Codefresh to achieve efficient and automated resource management.