best-practice-template/README.md

[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

/*
Copyright 2025 STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG <maintainer.emailh@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:

   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:

   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.