How to Use Pulumi for Infrastructure as Code

How to Use Pulumi for Infrastructure as Code

Pulumi lets you define cloud infrastructure using real programming languages like Python, TypeScript, and Go instead of domain-specific configuration files. This makes it easy to manage your Breeze deployments programmatically.

Installing Pulumi

Install the Pulumi CLI on your local machine or Breeze instance:

curl -fsSL https://get.pulumi.com | sh
export PATH=$HOME/.pulumi/bin:$PATH
pulumi version

Creating a New Project

Initialize a new Pulumi project with Python:

mkdir my-infra && cd my-infra
pulumi new python -y
source venv/bin/activate
pip install pulumi

Defining Infrastructure in Python

Edit __main__.py to define your resources:

import pulumi
import pulumi_command as command

server_setup = command.remote.Command("setup",
    connection=command.remote.ConnectionArgs(
        host="your-breeze-ip",
        user="root",
        private_key=open("/path/to/key").read(),
    ),
    create="apt update && apt install -y nginx && systemctl enable nginx",
)

pulumi.export("status", server_setup.stdout)

Deploying and Managing State

pulumi up        # Preview and deploy changes
pulumi stack     # View current stack info
pulumi destroy   # Tear down resources

Advantages of Pulumi

• Use familiar languages with loops, conditionals, and functions
• Strong typing catches errors before deployment
• State management with built-in or self-hosted backends
• Supports secrets encryption out of the box

Pulumi bridges the gap between software development and infrastructure management for your Breeze environments.