Terraform should have remained stateless

Re:Terraform should have remained stateless by jen20 on Saturday May 28, 2022 @10:13AM (#31540481)

Next question: what if your database is managed by a separate team in the same account? Just delete it eh?

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Re:Terraform should have remained stateless by nailer on Saturday May 28, 2022 @06:47PM (#31544541)

Yes. The tool warned you it would do this during the plan phase.

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Re:Terraform should have remained stateless by jen20 on Sunday May 29, 2022 @10:38PM (#31554998)

This is absolutely the worst design for a tool imaginable. Any tooling fit for purpose must make peace with the fact that one team, and thus application of a tool, do not own an entire account.

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Re:Terraform should have remained stateless by nailer on Monday May 30, 2022 @06:00PM (#31564092)

Ultimately if you’re managing your infrastructure as code you must manage your infrastructure as code. Cattle not pets.

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