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Multi-Environment Strategy
Manage multiple environments (dev/staging/prod) with consistent Terraform configurations.
Multi-environment Terraform structure with promotion flow
A well-designed multi-environment strategy allows you to test changes safely before production while maintaining consistency across environments.
Environment strategies:
- Workspaces - Lightweight isolation for similar environments
- Directory Structure - Separate directories per environment
- Terragrunt - DRY configuration with environment inheritance
- tfvars Files - Environment-specific variable values
Key Concepts
- Promote changes through environments sequentially
- Use identical module versions across environments
- Environment-specific state files
- Consistent naming conventions
- Feature flags for gradual rollouts
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