Terraform vs AWS Toolkit
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Just trying to understand this: is Terraform mutually exclusive to the AWS toolkit? So either you set up your AWS project configuration using Terraform XOR you set up you project configuration using the AWS Toolkit?
I am a Java programmer but I'm new to all 3 of AWS, Terraform and IntelliJ.
Thanks in advace,
Ivana
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Do you mean some specific IntelliJ IDEA plugins, could you clarify? Thanks.
I mean the AWS toolkit plugin.
If you want to integrate with Terraform, you'd better start with their documentation: https://www.terraform.io/intro/
As for the IDE specific features and integrations, you can check the AWS Toolkit plugins documentation for the features it provides. It does not look like it provides Terraform-specific features in IDE.
By the way there is another plugin to support the HCL language and Terraform configuration files (
.tf) in IntelliJ IDEA.I'm not asking about 'IDE specific features and integrations' but i'm asking what these features are used for:
Does a project use either Terraform or AWS toolkit to configure AWS (but never both)?
A Terraform documentation or Terraform related forums would be a better place to get more relevant and comprehensive information on this question.