Terraform Cookbook

Chapter 6. HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise

This chapter will take a comprehensive journey through HCP Terraform (formerly known as Terraform Cloud) and Terraform Enterprise, exploring their transformative features designed to elevate IaC practices. Whether you’re a DevOps engineer, infrastructure manager, or developer looking to scale your IaC practices, this guide will cover everything from setting up your HCP Terraform workspace to managing large-scale deployments.

We’ll begin by exploring the setup and configuration of HCP Terraform, then delve into integrating version control systems (VCS) and implementing collaborative workflows. You’ll learn how to troubleshoot common issues, enforce policies as code, and effectively manage costs within the HCP Terraform ecosystem. As we progress, we’ll examine how to leverage remote operations for scaling deployments and implement advanced state management techniques.

While this chapter focuses primarily on HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise, many of the concepts discussed can also be applied to OpenTofu, an open source fork of Terraform. Throughout the chapter, you’ll discover how these tools can provide benefits such as centralized state management, enhanced security and compliance, and improved scalability for your infrastructure projects.

By the end of this chapter, you will thoroughly understand how to leverage the capabilities of HCP Terraform, ensuring your infrastructure management processes are as streamlined and effective ...