Terraform Can Manage On-Premise AWS-Compatible Infrastructure With Minimal Config Changes

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Spinifex is an AWS-compatible cloud platform that runs on private hardware and can be managed using existing Terraform configurations without modifying resource definitions. The platform exposes two endpoints: a main AWS gateway on port 9999 for compute and identity services, and Predastore on port 8443 for S3-compatible object storage. To redirect the Terraform AWS provider to Spinifex, users only need to update the provider block with the correct endpoint URLs and enable path-style S3 addressing for Predastore. Four AWS-specific validation flags must also be disabled, as they reference AWS infrastructure that does not exist in a self-hosted environment, and omitting any one of them will cause provider initialization to fail. Spinifex's repository includes workbooks covering common infrastructure patterns to help teams get started with on-premise deployments.

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