Infrastructure as Code Architecture Template
Documenting how infrastructure is provisioned, versioned, reviewed, and deployed through code
The Infrastructure as Code Architecture template provides a structured approach to documenting how infrastructure is provisioned, versioned, reviewed, and deployed through code.
Template Sections
This template includes 7 sections.
IaC Strategy
Describe the IaC strategy: tooling choices (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Bicep), repository structure, and the...
IaC Pipeline Diagram
Diagram section
IaC Principles
State the IaC principles: everything in version control, no manual changes, plan before apply, modular and reusable,...
IaC Review Checklist
Define the checklist for reviewing IaC changes: security scan results, cost impact estimation, blast radius assessment,...
IaC Components
Document the key IaC components: modules, providers, state backends, CI/CD integration, and policy-as-code engines
State Management
Document how IaC state is managed: state backend, locking mechanism, state file security, and recovery procedures for...
IaC Risks
Document risks: state file corruption, drift between code and reality, insufficient review of changes, secret exposure...
Section Details
Block Types Used
| Section | Block Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| IaC Strategy | Rich Text | Describe the IaC strategy: tooling choices (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation,... |
| IaC Pipeline Diagram | Diagram | Diagram section |
| IaC Principles | Principle | State the IaC principles: everything in version control, no manual changes,... |
| IaC Review Checklist | Governance Checklist | Define the checklist for reviewing IaC changes: security scan results, cost... |
| IaC Components | Component Responsibility | Document the key IaC components: modules, providers, state backends, CI/CD... |
| State Management | Operational Note | Document how IaC state is managed: state backend, locking mechanism, state file... |
| IaC Risks | Risk | Document risks: state file corruption, drift between code and reality,... |
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