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pulumi

Deployment & operations

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Updated 10-15 21:55

About this skill

Pulumi

Intent Router

Request Reference Load When
Install tool, first-time setup, backend login resources/install-and-setup.md User needs to install Pulumi or configure backend
Language choice, project layout, resource patterns resources/language-and-project.md User asks about supported languages or project structure
Stacks, config, secrets resources/stacks-and-config.md User needs stack management, config values, or secrets
CLI commands, workflows resources/command-cookbook.md User needs preview/up/destroy patterns or command reference

Quick Start

# 1. Create a new project (prompts for language, cloud, stack)
pulumi new aws-typescript

# 2. Preview changes (no modifications made)
pulumi preview
3. Deploy changes

pulumi up

4. Destroy infrastructure (DANGEROUS — requires confirmation)

pulumi destroy


## Language Selection

Pulumi supports multiple languages — choose based on your team's familiarity:

| Language | Template prefix | Runtime needed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TypeScript | `aws-typescript` | Node.js |
| Python | `aws-python` | Python 3.8+ |
| Go | `aws-go` | Go 1.21+ |
| C# | `aws-csharp` | .NET 6+ |
| Java | `aws-java` | JDK 11+ |
| YAML | `aws-yaml` | None |

## Core Command Tracks

- **New project:** `pulumi new <template>` — scaffold project with language/cloud
- **Preview:** `pulumi preview` — show planned changes, no deployment
- **Deploy:** `pulumi up` — create or update resources
- **Destroy:** `pulumi destroy` — remove all stack resources
- **Refresh:** `pulumi refresh` — sync state with actual cloud resources
- **Stack ops:** `pulumi stack ls`, `pulumi stack select`, `pulumi stack output`

## Stack Concept

A **stack** is a deployment target (e.g., `dev`, `staging`, `prod`). Each stack has its own config and state:

```bash
pulumi stack init prod
pulumi stack select dev
pulumi config set aws:region us-west-2
pulumi up

Safety Guardrails

  • Always run pulumi preview before pulumi up — review resource diffs carefully.
  • pulumi destroy is irreversible — confirm the stack resource list before proceeding.
  • Use pulumi config set --secret for sensitive values (passwords, API keys).
  • Never commit Pulumi state files or unencrypted secret values.
  • Use stack policies (CrossGuard) to enforce organizational guardrails.

Workflow

  1. Select or create a stack: pulumi stack select dev
  2. Set required config: pulumi config set aws:region us-east-1
  3. Write or update program code.
  4. Run pulumi preview and review the diff.
  5. Run pulumi up to deploy.
  6. Check outputs: pulumi stack output

Related Skills

  • terraform — HCL-based IaC; Pulumi can import from Terraform state
  • ansible — configuration management for post-provision setup

References