How to Automate Terraform Deployments and Infrastructure Provisioning

The article discusses different approaches to automating Terraform deployments and infrastructure provisioning. It first explains the typical Terraform workflow, which involves generating configuration files, checking output plans, and applying changes. Automation strategies include custom tooling with wrappers like Terragrunt, building infrastructure provisioning pipelines using CI/CD tools, and utilizing Spacelift for a more robust approach to automating the entire infrastructure provisioning lifecycle. The pros and cons of each strategy are also discussed.