Using Terraform for Kubernetes usually starts with provisioning infrastructure, but you can also use it to manage application releases via the official Helm provider. That means cluster setup and Helm chart installs can live in the same workflow, with Terraform handling ordering and drift the same way it does for infrastructure.
In the full tutorial, we walk through:
- What the Terraform Helm provider does (and when it’s a good fit vs. plain Helm/GitOps)
- How to configure provider authentication for your cluster
- Deploying a chart using
helm_releasewith practical examples - Managing values, upgrades, and lifecycle behavior safely
- Common pitfalls (state, secrets, chart changes) and how teams avoid them
➡️ Read the full guide on our blog:
https://spacelift.io/blog/terraform-helm
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