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Guilherme Marochio
Guilherme Marochio

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5 Terraform Architecture Decisions That Matter More Than Most Engineers Think

Terraform helps teams deploy infrastructure faster.

But some architecture decisions have long-term consequences that are easy to overlook.

A few examples:

• Enabling versioning for critical S3 buckets

• Designing for high availability (Multi-AZ)

• Enforcing HTTPS from the beginning

• Using encryption as a default, not an afterthought

• Reviewing cost implications before scaling

Infrastructure isn't only about making things work.

It's also about making them secure, resilient, and maintainable over time.

These are some of the patterns I keep thinking about while building StageAuto and reviewing Terraform environments.

What architecture decision do you think teams underestimate the most?

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https://stageauto-site.netlify.app

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