# [Name of the Best Practice Template]

## Overview

This repository provides a standardized template to solve [specific problem or use case]. It is designed to ensure quality, maintainability, and security for [mention the technology, e.g., Terraform module, CI/CD pipeline, etc.] on **STACKIT**.

The main goal of this Best Practice (BP) is to [briefly describe the primary benefit, e.g., "deploy a secure and cost-effective Kubernetes cluster on STACKIT"].

## License Header

```console
/*
Copyright 2025 STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG <markus.brunsch@stackit.cloud>

Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
*/
```

## Prerequisites

Before using this template, ensure you have the following:

* **Tools**:
    * [Tool Name, e.g., Terraform] version `x.y.z` or higher
    * [Tool Name, e.g., Git]
* **Access & Permissions**:
    * [Required access, e.g., Project Member permissions on a STACKIT project]
    * STACKIT provider credentials configured

## How to Use

Follow these steps to implement the template:

1.  **Clone the repository:**
    ```bash
    git clone [repository-url]
    cd [repository-name]
    ```

2.  **Configure the variables:**
    * Create a `terraform.tfvars` file or set environment variables as described in the **Configuration** section below.

3.  **Initialize and apply:**
    ```bash
    terraform init
    terraform plan
    terraform apply
    ```

4.  **Verify the deployment:**
    * [Provide a simple command or step to check if the deployment was successful].

## Configuration

The following variables can be configured.

| Variable Name | Description                                 | Type     | Default Value | Required |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------|----------|---------------|----------|
| `project_id`  | The STACKIT project ID.                     | `string` | `null`        | Yes      |
| `region`      | The region where resources will be created. | `string` | `eu01`        | No       |
| `...`         | ...                                         | `...`    | `...`         | ...      |

## Testing

This repository includes automated and manual testing procedures to ensure quality.

### Automated Tests

* **Validation**: `terraform validate` is automatically executed on every commit via the CI/CD pipeline.
* **Security Scans**: A secret check is performed on every push to the repository.

### Manual Tests

The following aspects should be tested manually after deployment:

* [Manual Test Case 1, e.g., "Verify connectivity to the database instance."]
* [Manual Test Case 2, e.g., "Check permissions for the created service account."]


### Dependencies

This template relies on the following pinned versions:

* **Provider [Provider Name, e.g., STACKIT]**: `~> 0.69.0`

## Changelog

All notable changes to this project are documented in the `CHANGELOG.md` file.