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What else to use? All other tools operate at the same level as terraform, be it cloudformation or anything else. It's just drivers for the cloud API in question
by 2ion 5y ago
What else to use? All other tools operate at the same level as terraform, be it cloudformation or anything else. It's just drivers for the cloud API in question, each with their own drawbacks, idiocracies, limitations and workarounds. In a sense, these are all equal effort for the user.
- throwdbaaway 5y agoAnsible? Compared to terraform, it should require less effort from the user, without having to worry about states. Compared to aws cloudformation or gcp cloud deployment manager, it should require less effort as well, without having to learn the different idiosyncrasies of these proprietary tools. > It's just drivers for the cloud API in question Exactly, and if you are on gcp, both the ansible modules and the terraform modules are even generated from one code base: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules
- akvadrako 5y agoI used ansible for AWS a few years ago - it's terrible. Not by design, just that most of the modules are buggy and incomplete.