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The official Clever Cloud Terraform provider lets you provision and deploy your applications, databases, and add-ons directly from your HCL code — no GUI, no manual scripts, no dependency on a third-party orchestrator.

Compatible with OpenTofu, it integrates natively into your GitOps and CI/CD pipelines. All resources managed by the provider are hosted in Europe, in Clever Cloud datacenters subject to French and European law — beyond the reach of the American Cloud Act.

Applications (Node.js, Java, Python, PHP, Go, Ruby, .NET…), managed databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis…), S3-compatible object storage (Cellar), IAM as a Service (Keycloak), monitoring: the entire Clever Cloud catalog is manageable as infrastructure as code through a single declarative interface.

What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

Infrastructure as Code enables teams to manage their infrastructure through code rather than manual configuration. It increases reliability, reduces human error, and simplifies automation. With a declarative language like HCL, infrastructure becomes predictable, testable, and integrated into modern development practices.

Use Cases:

• Automated Environment Setup: Provision complete stacks — applications, services, networking — from a single configuration.
• On-Demand Ephemeral Environments: Quickly deploy temporary environments for development, testing, or feature reviews.
• Consistent Deployments: Guarantee infrastructure reproducibility across teams, environments, and stages of the release cycle.
• Resilience: Restore critical infrastructure from source code with minimal downtime.
• Platform Integration: Use providers to interact with hosting platforms, PaaS tools, or orchestrators like Kubernetes.

What you can manage with the provider

• Runtimes: Node.js, Java, Python, PHP, Go, Ruby, Rust, Scala, .NET, Docker, Static, FrankenPHP
• Managed databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Cassandra
• Storage: Cellar (S3-compatible object storage), File System Buckets
• IAM: Keycloak as a Service (multi-instance, dedicated console, SSO, OIDC/SAML)
• Network: Network Groups, Load Balancers
• Add-ons: Pulsar, Metabase, Materia KV, Materia TS, Otoroshi, and more

Why Use Terraform on Clever Cloud

• Plug-and-Play Integration
  Connect Terraform to your environment via our official provider — no custom tooling required.
• Immutable Infrastructure
  Deterministic, repeatable deployments. Your infrastructure behaves the same way every time.
• DevOps-Ready Environment
  Compatible with GitOps practices, continuous integration, and observability tools.
• Reliable and Scalable Platform
  Run your Terraform-managed resources on a high-availability infrastructure with automatic scaling.
• Data Sovereignty
  Host your resources in Europe with full GDPR compliance and sovereignty guarantees.

Adopt Terraform Today

Terraform gives you complete control over your infrastructure through code. Combined with a managed platform, you can automate deployments, reduce complexity, and focus on what really matters: creating value with your applications.

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Q&A – Terraform

Is the Clever Cloud Terraform provider open source? 

Yes. The provider is open source and available on GitHub under the MIT license. It is published on the official Terraform Registry under the CleverCloud/clevercloud namespace.

Is it compatible with OpenTofu? 

Yes. The Clever Cloud Terraform provider is fully compatible with OpenTofu. No configuration changes are needed — the same HCL files and provider source work identically with both tools.

Which runtimes and databases are supported? 

All major runtimes (Node.js, Java, Python, PHP, Go, Ruby, Rust, Scala, .NET, Docker) and all managed databases available on Clever Cloud (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Cassandra) are supported. The full support matrix is available in the provider documentation.

Can I manage my Keycloak instances with Terraform? 

Yes. Keycloak as a Service (multi-instance, dedicated console, MCO, Grafana monitoring) is fully manageable via the Terraform provider.

Is the infrastructure hosted in Europe? Y

es. All resources provisioned via the Clever Cloud Terraform provider are hosted in Clever Cloud’s own datacenters in France. Clever Cloud has no American parent company and no American subcontractors. Your data is subject exclusively to French and European law.