Kubernetes and Terraform

Overview

Kubernetes and Terraform work together by enabling the automated provisioning and management of containerized infrastructure. Terraform, as an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, allows you to define the desired state of Kubernetes clusters and resources in declarative configuration files. When applied, Terraform interacts with cloud providers or on-premise infrastructure to create and manage Kubernetes clusters, nodes, and associated resources such as storage and networking. Once the infrastructure is provisioned, Kubernetes takes over to orchestrate and manage containerized applications, ensuring they run smoothly across the cluster. Terraform's ability to maintain infrastructure state and Kubernetes' ability to manage container lifecycles create a seamless flow for deploying and scaling applications, offering a highly automated and scalable solution for managing cloud-native environments.

This section goes over Terraform and how it relates to Kubernetes while driving home the importance of understanding it from a threat hunter's perspective.