What is IaC Console?

A complete tool suite that empowers DevOps teams to manage infrastructure more effectively without building tooling from scratch.

IaC Console is not a single product—it’s a complete ecosystem designed for DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE engineers who want to amplify their expertise, not replace it. Built for small teams (1-5 engineers) who need to work transparently and efficiently, IaC Console eliminates the need to build and maintain internal IaC tooling while maintaining full control over your infrastructure.

The Complete Tool Suite

IaC Console consists of four integrated components:

1. iacconsole-cli (Open Source)

Free, open-source CLI for local Terraform/OpenTofu execution with Dimensions-based config management. Connect it as an agent to the Web UI or run it standalone. Your cloud credentials never leave your machine.

2. iacconsole-api & CMDB

REST API and Configuration Management Database for managing multi-environment configs, secrets, and inventory. A centralized source of truth for all your infrastructure values across dev, staging, and production.

3. IaC Console Web App

Modern web interface for managing infrastructure with the CLI in agent mode. Includes an AI Assistant powered by Google Gemini 2.5 Flash for intelligent infrastructure generation with best-practice recommendations.

4. go-entrypoint

Lightweight Go binary that injects configurations and secrets from CMDB into your microservices at runtime. Handles SIGTERM gracefully for zero-downtime deployments in containers.

Who Is This For?

Primary Audience:

• DevOps Engineers managing complex multi-environment infrastructure
• DevSecOps Engineers requiring governance and compliance
• SRE Teams optimizing reliability and automation
• Technical Co-Founders bootstrapping scalable infrastructure

Educational Audience:

• Students & Teachers — Learning IaC with free tools. View educational programs

Important: This is an organizational investment, not a personal expense. If you’re an engineer, advocate to your CTO/Engineering Manager—the productivity gains for your 1-5 person team justify the cost in weeks, not months.

Why Not Build This Yourself?

Building internal IaC tooling from scratch typically requires:

• CI/CD pipelines for Terraform execution
• Configuration management database
• Secrets injection system
• State backend management
• Audit logs and governance
• Web interface for team collaboration
• Ongoing maintenance (continuous)

This represents significant engineering effort plus indefinite maintenance overhead.

IaC Console provides all of this out-of-the-box, letting your team focus on delivering features instead of maintaining infrastructure tooling.

Core Philosophy: DRY Infrastructure

IaC Console solves the problem of infrastructure code duplication by separating:

• Units (Terraform/OpenTofu HCL code) — Your infrastructure logic, written once
• Dimensions (JSON configurations) — Environment-specific values (dev, staging, prod)

Instead of duplicating Terraform code across folders, you write it once and deploy to multiple environments by selecting different Dimension configurations.

Traditional Approach (Code Duplication):

infrastructure/
  ├── dev/
  │   ├── main.tf          # Duplicated code
  │   └── terraform.tfvars
  ├── staging/
  │   ├── main.tf          # Duplicated code
  │   └── terraform.tfvars
  └── prod/
      ├── main.tf          # Duplicated code
      └── terraform.tfvars

IaC Console Approach (DRY):

units/myorg/vpc/
  └── main.tf              # Single source of truth

inventory/myorg/
  ├── env/dev.json         # Configuration only
  ├── env/staging.json     # Configuration only
  └── env/prod.json        # Configuration only

Key Features

🔒 Security First: Secure Agent Mode

Your Terraform/OpenTofu executes entirely on your local machine via an outbound-only WebSocket connection. AWS, Azure, and GCP credentials never leave your environment—they’re never transmitted to or stored on IaC Console servers.

🤖 AI-Powered Productivity

Intelligent AI Assistant that understands your existing infrastructure state before generating code. Suggests architecture improvements, security hardening, and cost-saving best practices—amplifying your expertise, not replacing it.

🔄 Multi-Environment Management

Manage dev, staging, and production with zero code duplication. Deploy the same Terraform Unit to 100 different environments just by creating new Dimension configurations.

👥 Team Transparency & Governance

Full audit trails showing who changed what, when, and why. Enable safe developer self-service with granular controls and approval workflows. CTOs get complete visibility into infrastructure changes.

📦 No Vendor Lock-in

Everything is standard Terraform/OpenTofu HCL. If we stop providing value, you walk away with 100% of your code. Open-source CLI means you always have access to core functionality.

🚀 Automatic State Management

Supports S3, GCS, or IaC Console Cloud as Terraform state backends. State is automatically provisioned and managed per environment—no manual backend configuration.

How It All Works Together

1. Write Infrastructure Code Once — Create Terraform/OpenTofu Units (reusable HCL modules)
2. Store Configs in CMDB — Define environment-specific values as Dimensions (dev, staging, prod)
3. Execute Locally with CLI — Run iacconsole-cli in agent mode, connecting to the Web UI
4. Manage via Web Interface — Click deploy in the browser; execution happens on your machine
5. AI Assistance — Use the AI Assistant for code generation, reviews, and best practices
6. Runtime Config Injection — Deploy microservices with go-entrypoint for automatic config/secrets injection

ROI: Team Productivity Multiplier

For a team of 1-5 engineers:

• ✅ Eliminate context switching between tools and environments
• ✅ Reduce configuration drift with centralized CMDB
• ✅ Enable safe self-service for developers with governance controls
• ✅ Gain complete transparency with full audit trails
• ✅ Avoid building internal tooling and focus on features
• ✅ Maintain full control with local execution and no vendor lock-in

Getting Started

1. Create an Account — Sign up for free access
2. Install the CLI — Download the open-source CLI tool
3. Quick Start Guide — Deploy your first infrastructure in minutes
4. Watch Demo Video — See IaC Console in action

Demo Video

Next Steps

• CLI Reference — Complete guide to iacconsole-cli commands
• Code vs Config — Understanding Units and Dimensions
• IaC Console vs Terraform — Feature comparison
• Migration Guide — Moving from plain Terraform