Terraform is usually associated with cloud infrastructure, but the Docker provider lets you treat images and containers as first-class Terraform resources. That’s especially useful when you want a repeatable local environment (or a small container setup) that’s defined declaratively and can be recreated consistently.
This approach is a good fit when you want:
- A reproducible demo/dev environment you can spin up and tear down reliably
- Clear visibility into what changes will happen via
plan - A single IaC workflow for provisioning
In the full tutorial, we cover:
- How the Docker provider works and how to configure it
- Managing images and containers (
docker_image,docker_container) in a Terraform-friendly way - What changes trigger updates vs. recreations (and what that means for safety)
- Common pitfalls (state, drift, local machine differences) and how to avoid them
➡️ Read the full article on our blog:
https://spacelift.io/blog/terraform-docker
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