Setting up infrastructure can feel like a back-and-forth relay: developers request environments, DevOps teams configure them manually or write scripts, changes follow and delivery slows down. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solves part of the problem, but hand-coding Terraform still takes time and expertise.

With Codespell’s IaC Studio, you can generate Terraform scripts in minutes without worrying about syntax or missing dependencies. This tool, part of Codespell’s Design to Code platform, lets developers / DevOps teams easily turn infrastructure configurations into clean. ready-to-use Terraform code.

Why Infrastructure as Code Matters

Infrastructure as Code allows teams to define cloud resources in a declarative, version-controlled way. Instead of manually configuring EC2 instances, S3 buckets, or VPCs through a UI, you write code that can spin up the same environment every time.

But not every developer is a Terraform expert. Even for DevOps pros, setting up a new environment or replicating infra across projects takes effort. Misconfigurations slip in. Documentation gets outdated. Teams bottleneck while waiting for infra.

Codespell’s IaC Studio bridges this gap, bringing Dev and Ops closer by letting developers safely define infra, while outputting industry-standard Terraform scripts DevOps teams can use, audit, and integrate.

Introducing Codespell’s IaC Studio

The IaC Studio is one of three studios inside Codespell’s Design to Code platform (alongside API and test automation studios). It lets you:

• Visually configure AWS infrastructure components
• Automatically generate Terraform scripts based on your configuration

Currently, Codespell’s IaC Studio supports generating Terraform scripts for AWS. Support for Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is already in the roadmap, aiming to make Codespell a truly multi-cloud automation tool.

How to Generate Terraform Scripts with Codespell: Step-by-Step

Step 1: Launch Design to Code → IaC Studio

Start by opening the Codespell extension in your IDE (Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, IntelliJ, or Eclipse). From the sidebar, click on Design to Code and select IaC Studio.

Create a new project and choose AWS as your cloud provider.

Step 2: Configure Your Cloud Environment

You’ll be prompted to enter high-level configuration details:

• Region: e.g., us-east-1 ‍
• Environment name: (optional label)
• Any tags or metadata for tracking

This sets the foundation for your resources.

Step 3: Add Resources

Now comes the fun part: adding infrastructure components.

From the IaC Studio interface, select the resources you want to provision:

• Compute: EC2 instances ‍
• Storage: S3 buckets ‍
• Databases: RDS instances ‍
• Networking: VPCs, subnets, security groups ‍
• Others: IAM roles, load balancers, etc.

For each resource, you can set attributes like instance type, volume size, CIDR blocks, or bucket policies. You won’t have to worry about Terraform syntax—Codespell handles that under the hood.

Step 4: Review Your Configuration

Once your resources are defined, Codespell gives you a visual summary of your infrastructure:

• List of resources
• Configured attributes
• Relationships (e.g., EC2 inside VPC, database inside subnet group)

You can tweak values here or remove resources if needed.

Step 5: Generate Terraform Script

With everything configured, click “Review & Generate.”

Codespell instantly generates a complete Terraform script:

• Each resource declared with proper syntax
• Variables and outputs included where applicable
• Configurations grouped logically
• Comments added for clarity

You can download the .tf file or copy it directly into your repo. From here, it’s ready to use with terraform init, terraform plan, and terraform apply.

• No syntax errors
• No missing dependencies
• Clean, readable code

What’s Inside the Generated Code?

A typical output includes:

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provider "aws" {

 region = "us-east-1"

}

resource "aws_instance" "app_server" {

 ami           = "ami-0abcdef1234567890"

 instance_type = "t2.micro"

 tags = {

   Name = "AppServer"

 }

}

resource "aws_s3_bucket" "app_bucket" {

 bucket = "my-app-bucket"

 acl    = "private"

}

Of course, the actual code depends on what you configured. Every piece is valid Terraform you can extend, version-control, and reuse.

Why Use Codespell’s IaC Studio?

Here’s what makes Codespell’s IaC Studio stand out:

• No Terraform expertise required: Developers can visually configure infra ‍
• Standardized output: DevOps teams get clean, editable Terraform scripts ‍
• Less human error: Guided configuration reduces misconfigurations

It’s not about replacing DevOps. It’s about empowering developers to handle infrastructure setup safely, while giving ops teams code they trust.

The Road Ahead: Multi-Cloud Support

While today’s IaC Studio supports AWS, Codespell’s roadmap includes:

• Azure support → via ARM templates and Terraform ‍
• GCP support → via Terraform

This means in the future, you’ll be able to generate infrastructure code across cloud providers using the same familiar workflow—no need to learn each cloud’s IaC quirks separately.

Conclusion

Infrastructure as Code doesn’t need to be intimidating or tedious. With Codespell’s IaC Studio, developers and DevOps engineers can collaborate seamlessly: developers configure infrastructure visually, Codespell generates clean Terraform scripts, and DevOps integrates them into deployment pipelines.

Provisioning infra no longer holds back the pace of development—it accelerates it.

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