Kubernetes

Kubernetes & Terraform Symbiosis: Modern Cloud-Native Infrastructure for Israeli Enterprises

Published December 2, 2025 • 15 min read

Terraform & Kubernetes: Better Together

Terraform excels at provisioning cloud infrastructure—networks, clusters, databases—while Kubernetes orchestrates containerized workloads. By separating concerns, Israeli enterprises can achieve scalable, secure, and auditable cloud-native operations.

Cluster Bootstrapping with Terraform

Use Terraform to provision Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE, AKS), configure networking, and set up IAM roles. Automate cluster creation and updates as code, ensuring repeatability and compliance.

GitOps with ArgoCD

GitOps tools like ArgoCD enable declarative application delivery. Store Kubernetes manifests in Git, and let ArgoCD sync changes to clusters automatically. This approach improves auditability, rollback, and collaboration.

ACK & Crossplane: Extending Kubernetes with Terraform

AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK) and Crossplane let you manage cloud resources (RDS, S3, GCP, Azure) directly from Kubernetes manifests. Integrate with Terraform for advanced provisioning and policy enforcement.

Example: Terraform EKS Cluster Module


module "eks" {
  source          = "terraform-aws-modules/eks/aws"
  cluster_name    = "my-eks-cluster"
  cluster_version = "1.29"
  subnets         = ["subnet-123", "subnet-456"]
  vpc_id          = "vpc-abc"
  manage_aws_auth = true
}