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Date Published
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Praneet Loke
Word count
1281
Language
English
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None

Summary

Pulumi's dynamic providers offer a versatile approach to manage infrastructure tasks when existing resource providers fall short. These providers enable users to implement custom logic during the CRUD life-cycle of resources through life-cycle callbacks, allowing for more tailored infrastructure management. While dynamic providers are currently supported only in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, they provide substantial flexibility by enabling interactions with cloud resources and external services via REST APIs. Examples include enabling Azure Storage's static website feature and adding custom domains to Azure CDN endpoints, tasks not directly supported by standard resource providers but achievable through dynamic providers. This functionality allows developers to execute scripts or manage configurations on virtual machines across different cloud providers, illustrating the adaptability of dynamic providers in addressing infrastructure provisioning challenges.