ZEISS / knox

Knox is a simple and secure Terraform backend.

🔨 Knox

Knox is a simple and secure Terraform backend.

Features

• Simple: Knox is a simple and secure Terraform backend.
• Secure: Knox uses a secure and encrypted storage backend.
• Fast: Knox is fast and lightweight.
• Versioned: Knox supports versioning of the Terraform state.

Knox has a team-based management of the Terraform state. It is designed to be used in a multi-team environment where each team has its own workspace.

Terraform

To use Knox as a Terraform backend, you need to configure the backend in your Terraform configuration file.

The url contains the team/project/environment name. The team is the team name, the project is the project name, and the environment is the environment name.

terraform {
  backend "http" {
    username       = "super"
    password       = "secret"
    address        = "http://localhost:8084/client/zeiss/demo/dev/state"
    lock_address   = "http://localhost:8084/client/zeiss/demo/dev/lock"
    unlock_address = "http://localhost:8084/client/zeiss/demo/dev/unlock"
    lock_method    = "POST"
    unlock_method  = "POST"
  }
}

Helm Chart

There is a Helm chart available for Knox. You can find it in the helm/charts directory.

⚠️ Please note that the Helm chart is still in development and should not be used in production.

Knox requires a PostgreSQL database to store the state. CockroachDB is recommended for production use.

helm repo add knox https://zeiss.github.io/knox/helm/charts
helm repo update
helm search repo knox

License

Apache 2.0