#spacelift - August 2022

Working with Pull Requests on Spacelift
Learn how Spacelift supports PR Checks and PR Plan Comments. See how to utilize comments or labels on your pull request to take action in Spacelift.

Spacelift in the GitHub Marketplace
We are announcing the availability of the Spacelift as a GitHub App in the GitHub Marketplace. See how Spacelift + GitHub work better together.

Ansible + Spacelift = Better Together
The Spacelift team is pleased to announce the newest IaC provider within the Spacelift platform, Ansible from Red Hat. Introduced as "Closed Beta."

Terraform Custom Conditions – Preconditions & Postconditions
Take advantage of the Terraform 1.2 update with precondition and postcondition blocks for resources, data sources, and outputs.

The Lifecycle of a Terraform Resource – Lifecycle Meta-Argument
Take a look at the default behavior of the Terraform resource lifecycle behavior and how the lifecycle meta-argument can allow you to customize that behavior.

Terraform Taint, Untaint, Replace – How to Use It (Examples)
Learn the right way to approach the Terraform CLI commands - taint, untaint, and replace, with examples. Avoid failures resulting from misconfiguration.

How to Build AWS VPC using Terraform – Step by Step
In this post, we discuss how to develop a basic AWS VPC using Terraform. We cover a couple of ways to create and manage AWS VPCs - building them from scratch and using certified published modules.

Hey, folks! Does locking a stack prevent it from running from policy-based triggers?

Managing Terraform State – Best Practices & Examples
Learn how to manage Terraform State. See best practices for storing, organizing, and isolating your state files.

Monitoring Your Spacelift Account via Prometheus
We are excited to announce the Prometheus Exporter for Spacelift! See how it allows you to monitor various metrics about your Spacelift account over time.

Different Types of Kubernetes Deployment Strategies (Examples)
Delve into different Kubernetes (K8s) deployment strategies. Take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.

Kubernetes Cheat Sheet – Kubectl Commands Quick Reference
See the helpful list of each commonly used category or component of Kubernetes (K8S) with appropriate kubectl commands for quick reference!

Terraform vs. Kubernetes: Key Differences and Comparison of Tools
See the comparison of Terraform and Kubernetes, the most dominant tools in the cloud infrastructure space. Learn about their similarities and differences. 

Enable Auto-completion for Kubectl in a Linux Bash Shell
See this step-by-step tutorial and save time by enabling auto-completion for kubectl and setting an alias!

Terraform Deployments Automation and Ιnfrastructure Provisioning
Learn different approaches to Terraform automation and provision infrastructure in an automated fashion. See how to enhance it with orchestration tools.

What Are Terraform Provisioners and Why to Avoid Them
Learn about different types of Terraform provisioners at various stages of infrastructure provisioning. Keep in mind they should be considered a last resort.

Introducing Spacelift Cloud Integrations
We are excited to announce our new Cloud Integrations section and our update to support account-level AWS integrations.