Terraform the Cloud with Azure DevOps

There is a new ADO Terraform provider that is very handy.

One of the less obvious tricks for building Terraform pipelines is the question “how does the terraform plan command fit into the whole pipeline?!?”. If done correctly, it creates a nice mechanism for seperation of concerns. Create a distinct “Plan Step” and give the permissions to Operations teams (SRE/Support) be able to inspect and approve the plan before the terraform apply command occurs. It is super powerful.

See Terraform plan in section 8.3.4. for how to do this.