Hi I like the concept but I d like to know what the web app

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Hi I like the concept but I d like to know what the web app is for Is the pulumi script actually creating stuff when I run it or is is pulumi s backend that does it If so why was it built like that

white-balloon-205 · Answer

There are answers to several questions related to this at <https www pulumi com docs troubleshooting faq how does pulumi depend on pulumi com> But to answer your specific question the `pulumi` CLI speaks directly to your target cloud provider This ensures that credentials for talking to your cloud provider do not need to be shared with the Pulumi service

brainy-appointment-60747 · Answer

interesting I can see the reasoning is the backend for <http pulumi com|pulumi com> opensource so it can be self hosted

brainy-appointment-60747 · Answer

Ah I see that s the catch pulumi is not actually open source it s open core with just enough paid stuff to lock you in

best-xylophone-83824 · Answer

they manage locking and storing the state AFAIK there is a local backend for DIY with no feature loss

brainy-appointment-60747 · Answer

Sure but the local backend means you cannot work with other people So you cannot use this for opensource projects with multiple people handling infrastructure or share the state across builds in a CD pipeline

best-xylophone-83824 · Answer

I can hardly imagine opensource == public workflow on infrastructure as a code Coordination within a closed group is certainly possible you can checkin state file into Git LFS and then use Git LFS locks to prevent parallel runs With enough discipline and easy to use wrappers should be fairly straightforward although I never tried myself and went for cheapest paid option

brainy-appointment-60747 · Answer

why not open infrastructure is a thing once you find a solution for sharing secrets it s even pretty good

brainy-appointment-60747 · Answer

I was checking that out for our local NGO which has a hosting budget of 20 month + Free AWS credit through subsides pulumi would have been great fit if it was free to use but I can t see paying 150 mo just to handle creating resources

best-xylophone-83824 · Answer

gt why not open infrastructure is a thing once you find a solution for sharing secrets it s even pretty good Do you have an example of such projects on github gitlab

brainy-appointment-60747 · Answer

Well there is ours at least <https github com lghs infra>

brainy-appointment-60747 · Answer

I don t see why infrastructure is different from code in terms of sharing

best-xylophone-83824 · Answer

so thats a code there is nothing runs that code in that open projects so when I create a PR it wont spin up throwaway stack in cloud and check my changes lets say there is no need for locking in this setup as there is nothing gets run automatically

little-energy-64187 · Answer

<https www pulumi com docs intro concepts state self managed backend> u can use a bucket for remote state with your team