--- title: "STACKIT Terraform Provider" description: "Official HashiCorp Terraform provider for declarative, automated, and repeatable Infrastructure as Code management on STACKIT." scfAsset: category: "code-snippet" managed: false marketplaceUrl: "https://marketplace.stackit.cloud/en/products" tags: ["Terraform", "IaC", "Automation", "Developer Tools", "HCL"] maintainers: - user: "alexander.gabert" source_url: "https://framework.stackit.cloud/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-service-terraform-provider/" source_file: "docs/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-service-terraform-provider.mdx" --- The STACKIT Terraform Provider enables platform teams to define, provision, and maintain STACKIT cloud infrastructure using declarative HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). ## Service Overview - **Eliminates Manual Overhead**: Prevents configuration drift and errors caused by manual portal interactions ("ClickOps"). - **Scalable Infrastructure**: Enables modular, reusable blueprints across Dev, Test, and Production environments. - **CI/CD Integration**: Connects seamlessly with pipelines like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins. ## Technical Details - **Declarative Coverage**: Supports provisioning of VMs, Kubernetes (SKE), DNS, Networks, and Managed Data Services. - **IAM & Access**: Manages service accounts, API tokens, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) via code. - **Drift Management**: Automatically detects differences between defined state and actual cloud resources during `terraform plan`. ## Limitations & Constraints - **Day-1 Parity Gap**: Newly released STACKIT Portal features may experience minor delays before becoming available in the provider. - **Complex Identity Integration**: Deep cross-tenant identity federations and initial OIDC setups require portal/support interaction. - **Legacy Imports**: Importing pre-existing, manually created resources into state can be complex and process-heavy.