Terranetes Controller

Abstract

1. Introduction

The Terranetes Controller manages the lifecycle of an OpenTofu or Terraform resource, allowing developers to self-serve dependencies in a controlled manner.

There's a number of open source controllers you could use that will run OpenTofu or Terraform in Kubernetes. All of them deliver the developer outcome, however, none address the "consequences" of delivering that outcome in the first place; the risks, costs, security implications, the general lack of checks and balances. What sets the Terranetes controller apart is its opinion; we first enable the platform team to deliver the outcome in a safe environment before it can be self-served by developers. Providing platform engineers with all the knobs, dials and levers to control and mitigate those risks is the key differentiator for Terranetes controller.

2. Objective

The terranetes controller manages the lifecycle of an OpenTofu or Terraform resource, allowing developers to self-serve dependencies in a controlled manner.

This project demonstrates how Go, Kubernetes, Terraform can be applied to a real-world Blockchain & Cloud Computing problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Go 1.20 or later
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/appvia/terranetes-controller.git
cd terranetes-controller

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
• Deploy to a public test network or cloud free tier
• Add monitoring and cost alerts

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Why does this problem need a blockchain or cloud-native design?
2. Explain the smart contract / infrastructure components and how they interact.
3. How are gas costs or cloud costs kept under control?
4. How is the system secured (keys, IAM, access control)?
5. How would the solution scale to many more users?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by appvia and published on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v2.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.