Terraform Module Cookiecutter

This CookieCutter Template generates Terraform Modules with all the best practices.

To use this template install CookieCutter and run this command:

cookiecutter gh:TerraformInDepth/terraform-module-cookiecutter

You will then be asked a few questions, such as what provider you are using, which will be used to generate a customized project.

If your project has custom (but repeated) needs you can always fork this template to add any customizations your team might want.

Features

• Security Scanning with Checkov and Trivy.
• Quality Control with TFLint.
• Formatting and Validation with Terraform and OpenTofu.
• CI using Github Actions Workflows.
• Git Hooks with the Pre-Commit Framework.
• Terraform and OpenTofu version management with tenv.
• Testing with Terratest and Terraform Testing Framework.

Terraform in Depth

This template was developed alongside Terraform in Depth, which was published in February 2025. The version of this template released with the book was tagged v1.0.0, but as an actively maintained project additional changes have been made since then.