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Pulumi
Define cloud infrastructure using Python, TypeScript, Go, or .NET.
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Infrastructure as Code
Overview
Pulumi is an open-source IaC tool that lets you write infrastructure in general-purpose programming languages.
Key Features
- Use Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, or .NET instead of DSL files
- Full programming language features: loops, conditionals, abstractions, and testing
- Pulumi Cloud for state management, secrets, and CI/CD integration
- Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and 150+ providers
- Pulumi AI: generate infrastructure code from natural language prompts
- CrossGuard policy-as-code for compliance enforcement
Real-World Workflows
Type-safe Kubernetes deployment with TypeScript
- 1Define an EKS cluster, node groups, and IAM roles in TypeScript
- 2Use existing npm packages to share infrastructure components across teams
- 3Run pulumi preview to see a diff of planned changes
- 4Run pulumi up to apply the changes with automatic state tracking
- 5Test infrastructure code with standard unit testing frameworks
Policy enforcement with CrossGuard
- 1Write policies in Python to enforce tagging, region, and size requirements
- 2Attach the policy pack to all stacks in a Pulumi Cloud organisation
- 3pulumi up blocks if any resource violates a mandatory policy
- 4Advisory policies warn without blocking for gradual adoption
Getting Started
brew install pulumi/tap/pulumi # Create a new project: pulumi new typescript pulumi up
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