Why You Shouldn’t Manage Terraform with Generic CI/CD Tools

This article discusses the use of three different tools - GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins - to create CI/CD pipelines solely for deploying Terraform code. It explores how these pipelines can be constructed and their limitations. The value of a specialized IaC tool like Terraform is highlighted, focusing on its flexibility and support from the community. The article then delves into designing the CI and CD sections of the pipeline using each tool, emphasizing the challenges faced with generic CI/CD tools when managing infrastructure at scale. Finally, it introduces Spacelift as a solution to these limitations, offering features such as state file management, orchestration options, policy enforcement, and more.

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