Service
Infrastructure as Code
Repeatable cloud infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu patterns, environment separation, and practical guardrails.
Target outcome
Turn cloud resources into documented, repeatable infrastructure that can be reviewed, changed, and recovered safely.
What can be included
Why this approach
- Version-controlled infrastructure: every resource change goes through a pull request with review, history, and the ability to roll back. No more undocumented manual changes.
- Reproducible environments: create a staging environment that is structurally identical to production in minutes, not days.
- Secrets and variables strategy: secure handling of environment-specific values using Terraform workspaces, remote state backends, and secrets management best practices.
- Disaster recovery by default: when your infrastructure is code, recovery from a cloud failure becomes 'run terraform apply' rather than 'rebuild from memory'.
- Provider-agnostic modules: the IaC structure follows patterns that work across Cloudflare, Azure, AWS, and GCP — avoiding cloud lock-in at the infrastructure level.
How it works
Infrastructure audit
Review of current cloud resources, manually managed configuration, and gaps. Output: a written inventory and IaC migration plan.
Module structure
Design the Terraform/OpenTofu module hierarchy, remote state backend, workspace strategy, and naming conventions.
Core modules
Implement modules for networking, compute, database, and storage resources. Each module is tested against a non-production environment.
Environment configuration
Separate variable files for dev, staging, and production. Secrets management via environment-specific backends. CI/CD integration for automated plan/apply.
Documentation and handover
Architecture decision records, operational runbook for common tasks (add a resource, change a variable, recover from state corruption), and a live walkthrough.
Common questions
Terraform or OpenTofu?
OpenTofu is recommended for new projects (open-source, no licensing constraints). If you're already on Terraform, the engagement works with your existing setup.
We have existing cloud resources — can they be imported?
Yes. Terraform import is supported. The audit phase identifies what can be cleanly imported and what is easier to recreate with managed infrastructure.
What happens if the state file gets corrupted?
Remote state backends (S3, Azure Blob, Cloudflare R2) with state locking prevent most corruption scenarios. The runbook includes recovery procedures for the edge cases.
How long does it take to add a new cloud resource once IaC is in place?
Simple resources (a new database, a storage bucket, a DNS record) take minutes to hours. The value is in repeatability and auditability, not individual resource speed.