From Console Chaos to Automated Infrastructure with Terraform & GitHub Actions
Challenge
The company had been scaling fast on AWS, but most of their infrastructure had been created directly in the AWS console This meant inconsistent setups, missing documentation, and high operational risk when changes were made manually. They needed to migrate everything to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) without disrupting running workloads.
Solution
Nubosas led the transition to Terraform-managed infrastructure, introducing:
- Complete Terraform codebase describing VPCs, ECS, ALB, IAM, and networking resources
- Migration strategy from console-managed resources to Terraform state
- Modular design to support future scaling and new environments
- GitHub Actions pipelines to validate, plan, and apply Terraform changes automatically
- Role-based GitHub workflows, ensuring developers could contribute safely without direct AWS console access
- Secrets management integrated with GitHub for secure pipeline execution
Results
- All infrastructure changes became version-controlled and reviewable via GitHub PRs
- Reduced operational risk by eliminating manual console changes
- Faster provisioning for new environments and features
- Improved developer confidence and collaboration
- Foundation for future multi-region expansion on AWS
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions
📌 Delivery note: Originally delivered in early 2021. Published here as part of Nubosas’ success story archive.