terraform-k8s VS gitops-playground

Is anyone here using the Terraform Cloud Operator in production? If so, how are you managing workspace secrets?

So I’m using the terraform cloud operator for kubernetes (https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-k8s) to create workspaces from an EKS cluster. I’ve had to use a forked helm chart. However, the issue I have right now is that when I create a workspace via the CRD, it creates on Terraform cloud and then is just stuck. Doesn’t try to apply the module, plan, apply etc. The logs of the operator pod talks about not being able to find the workspace.

Did anyone try https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-k8s for applying GitOps principles to IaC?

In addition to creating Kubernetes clusters, there is also an increasing number of opportunities to use various Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform, with GitOps. As was already mentioned, PipeCD offers support for Terraform. Terraform's vendor, HashiCorp, now also offers an official Terraform Kubernetes operator. However, it needs access to HashiCorp's Terraform Cloud. Alternatively, there are also third-party operators that can function without Terraform Cloud, such as the one developed by Rancher. However, it is still in alpha stage.

Pretty neat. I really want to test it out, and see how it compares to https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-k8s and https://github.com/rancher/terraform-controller

Flux has certain little features that ArgoCD doesn't have, such as support for SOPS and automatic updates for new image versions. However, the latter is the reasons that Flux v2 has not yet appeared in a stable version. It could be difficult to opt for a product with a version number 0.x when it is the central component in the supply chain. However, we do expect the release of a stable version here soon. One possibility to see ArgoCD and Flux v2 in action and compare their features is the GitOps Playground project that was started by the authors.