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▐ A curated and collaborative list of awesome OpenTofu resources and tools.
OpenTofu (https://opentofu.org/) allows you to declaratively manage your infrastructure. It's an open-source, community-driven alternative to Terraform.
Contents
- Official (#official)
- Community (#community)
- Features (#features)
- Tools (#tools)
- Environment managers (#environment-managers)
- Wrappers (#wrappers)
- CI (#ci)
- Tests (#tests)
- State (#state)
- Providers (#providers)
- Platforms (#platforms)
- Registry (#registry)
- Helpers (#helpers)
- Learning (#learning)
- Media (#media)
- Podcasts (#podcasts)
Official
- OpenTofu repository (https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu) 🎉
- Fork announcement (https://opentofu.org/announcement)
- Registry (https://github.com/opentofu/registry)
- Registry MCP Server (https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu-mcp-server#opentofu-mcp-server)
- Weekly updates (https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/blob/main/WEEKLY_UPDATES.md#weekly-updates)
- Office hours (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEoMzUza6Ok&list=PLnVotLM2QsyhCc1_8PA7fbVF-ixt4_XAY)
- Technical Steering Committee updates (https://github.com/opentofu/org/tree/main/TSC)
Community
Communication channels, meetups, newsletters, and forums.
- OpenTofu GitHub Discussion (https://github.com/orgs/opentofu/discussions)
- OpenTofu LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentofuorg/)
- OpenTofu Slack (https://opentofu.org/slack)
- OpenTofu Twitter (https://twitter.com/opentofuorg)
Features
- 1.10 - Enhanced moved and removed blocks (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#enhanced-moved-and-removed-blocks)
- 1.10 - External key providers (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#external-key-providers)
- 1.10 - OCI registry support (https://opentofu.org/docs/cli/oci_registries/)
- 1.10 - S3 native state locking (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#native-s3-state-locking)
- 1.10 - Target and exclude files (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#target-and-exclude-files)
- 1.9 - Provider iteration with for_each (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#provider-iteration-for_each)
- 1.9 - The -exclude flag (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#the--exclude-flag)
- 1.8 - Early variable and locals evaluation (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#early-variablelocals-evaluation)
- 1.8 - Override files for OpenTofu (.tofu) (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#override-files-for-opentofu-keeping-compatibility)
- 1.7 - End-to-end encryption for state files (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#state-encryption)
- 1.7 - Loopable import blocks (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#loopable-import-blocks)
- 1.7 - Provider-defined functions (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#provider-defined-functions)
- 1.7 - Removed block (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#removed-block)
- CanI.TF - Feature parity between Terraform and OpenTofu (https://cani.tf/)
Tools
Environment managers
- arkade (https://github.com/alexellis/arkade) - CLI and Kubernetes app installer.
- asdf-opentofu (https://github.com/virtualroot/asdf-opentofu) - OpenTofu plugin for asdf version manager.
- tenv (https://github.com/tofuutils/tenv) - Terraform and OpenTofu version manager written in Go.
- tfswitcher (https://github.com/ASleepyCat/tfswitcher) - Terraform and OpenTofu version switcher written in Rust.
- tofuenv (https://github.com/tofuutils/tofuenv) - OpenTofu version manager inspired by tfenv.
Wrappers
Simplify your OpenTofu workflows with a thin wrapper.
- Atmos (https://github.com/cloudposse/atmos) - Orchestration tool that keeps environment configuration DRY.
- Terragrunt (https://github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt) - Keep your configurations DRY, work with multiple modules, and manage remote state.
- Terramate (https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate) - Automation, orchestration, and code generation for OpenTofu, Terraform, Kubernetes, and others.
- easy_infra (https://github.com/SeisoLLC/easy_infra) - Docker container to simplify and secure the use of infrastructure as code.
- pug (https://github.com/leg100/pug) - A terminal user interface for power users.
- tf (https://github.com/dex4er/tf) - Less verbose and more friendly command outputs.
- tfam (https://github.com/Ant0wan/tfam) - Rust-powered wrapper for concurrent Terraform/OpenTofu apply, enabling multi-deployment support.
- tfexe (https://github.com/Ant0wan/tfexe) - Rust-powered wrapper for seamless execution of tfswitch and Terraform/OpenTofu with version control.
- tfwrapper (https://github.com/claranet/tfwrapper) - Python wrapper that simplifies OpenTofu usage and enforces best practices.
CI
- Atlantis (https://www.runatlantis.io/) - Automating workflows via pull requests.
- Burrito (https://docs.burrito.tf/overview/) - Burrito is a TACoS (Terraform Automation and Collaboration Software) that works inside Kubernetes.
- TF-via-PR (https://github.com/OP5dev/TF-via-PR) - GitHub Action to init, plan and apply Terraform/OpenTofu via PR automation.
- pre-commit-opentofu (https://github.com/tofuutils/pre-commit-opentofu) - Git pre-commit hooks plugin.
- setup-opentofu (https://github.com/opentofu/setup-opentofu) - Set up OpenTofu CLI in your GitHub Actions workflow.
- terraform-github-actions (https://github.com/dflook/terraform-github-actions) - GitHub Actions for OpenTofu.
- tofu-controller (https://github.com/flux-iac/tofu-controller) - GitOps OpenTofu and Terraform controller for Flux.
Tests
- Terratest (https://github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest) - Go library that makes writing automated tests for your infrastructure code easier.
State
Analyze and manipulate OpenTofu's state.
- tfmigrate (https://github.com/minamijoyo/tfmigrate) - State migration tool.
Providers
Inspect and interact with OpenTofu providers.
- tfschema (https://github.com/minamijoyo/tfschema) - Schema inspector for providers.
Platforms
Alternatives to Terraform Cloud.
- digger (https://github.com/diggerhq/digger) - Open-source IaC orchestration tool. Digger allows you to run IaC in your existing CI pipeline.
- terrakube (https://github.com/AzBuilder/terrakube) - Open-source platform with a private registry, remote state, custom flows, scheduled workspaces, and visual states.
- tofutf (https://github.com/tofutf/tofutf) - Open-source alternative to Terraform Enterprise with SSO, team management, agents, etc.
- Terrateam (https://terrateam.io) - Open-source alternative to Terraform Cloud/Enterprise, GitOps-first with native GitHub integration and designed for scale, security, and reliability.
Registry
- library.tf (https://library.tf/) - An indexer of registries for providers and modules with insights and documentation.
- boring-registry (https://github.com/boring-registry/boring-registry) - Boring-registry is an open-source module and provider registry compatible with OpenTofu.
- hermitcrab (https://github.com/seal-io/hermitcrab) - Registry network mirroring service compatible with OpenTofu.
- terrac (https://github.com/haoliangyu/terrac) - Minimal private module registry compatible with OpenTofu.
- GitLab Module Registry (https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/terraform_module_registry/) - Use GitLab projects as a private registry for terraform modules.
- terralist (https://github.com/terralist/terralist) - Private registry for providers and modules.
- citizen (https://github.com/outsideris/citizen) - Private registry for modules and providers with support for multiple databases and storages.
- petra (https://github.com/devoteamgcloud/petra) - Private registry manager using Google Cloud Storage.
- tapir (https://github.com/PacoVK/tapir) - Private registry for modules and providers with a UI.
- terraform-registry (https://github.com/nrkno/terraform-registry) - Modules registry with authentication and support for multiple backends.
- terrareg (https://github.com/MatthewJohn/terrareg) - Open-source modules registry with UI, optional Git integration and deep analysis.
- terustry (https://github.com/veepee-oss/terustry) - Proxy registry for providers.
- tofuref (https://github.com/djetelina/tofuref) - TUI for OpenTofu provider registry.
Helpers
- OpenTofu Language Server (https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls) - OpenTofu Language Server.
- VS Code Extension (https://open-vsx.org/extension/OpenTofu/vscode-opentofu) - Extension for Visual Studio Code with the OpenTofu Language Server adds editing features for OpenTofu files such as syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, code
navigation, code formatting, module explorer.
- zed Extension (https://github.com/ashpool37/zed-extension-opentofu) - Extension for the Zed Editor.
- terratag (https://github.com/env0/terratag) - CLI tool allowing for tags or labels to be applied across an entire set of OpenTofu/Terraform files.
- tfupdate (https://github.com/minamijoyo/tfupdate) - Update version constraints in your Terraform / OpenTofu configurations.
Learning
- OpenTofu Course (https://killercoda.com/quincycheng/course/course_opentofu) - Interactive tutorials.
- Terraform in Depth (https://www.manning.com/books/terraform-in-depth) - Book with OpenTofu sections.
- Infrastructure automation with OpenTofu (https://www.udemy.com/course/infrastructure-automation-with-opentofu-hands-on-devops/?couponCode=1D97F4D8FFE62E296BE1) - Learn infrastructure provisioning with lectures, quizzes, hands-on demos and
coding exercises.
- Migrating From Terraform To OpenTofu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9rJgtHzxUk) - Introduction to OpenTofu history and how to migrate.
Media
- OSS EU 2023 - Announcement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha77rpusEDM&t=1190s)
- OSS EU 2023 - Project Overview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8sOE9-icmY&t=15116s)
- Code To Cloud - Getting Started With OpenTofu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUz6TMg82U)
- CNCF - OpenTofu Day Europe 2024 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVotLM2Qsyiw_6Pd_9WxRRLdrUAs3c1c)
- CNCF - OpenTofu Day North America 2024 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVotLM2QsyhhCO5TgEUsAip601j3NUlm)
- CNCF - OpenTofu Day Europe 2025 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P1WUOx9Ny6Q3JJxiAs1A3M)
Podcasts
- SE Radio: Christian Mesh on OpenTofu (https://se-radio.net/2025/01/se-radio-652-christian-mesh-on-opentofu/)
- Kubernetes Podcast - OpenTofu, with Ohad Maislish (https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/232-opentofu/)
- TheIaCPodcast - Expert Panel on OpenTofu GA Release, Licensing, and OSS Future (https://www.theiacpodcast.com/episode/expert-panel-on-opentofu-ga-release-licensing-and-oss-future)
- Contributor - Community-Driven IaC (https://www.contributor.fyi/opentofu)
- Ned in the Cloud - IaC Live Stream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0vDydkUWB4)
- Arrested DevOps - What's Up With Open Terraform? (https://www.arresteddevops.com/open-tofu/)
- OpenObservability - Terraform is no longer open source. Is OpenTF the successor? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QdUs9VKq5g)
- TheCloudGambit - The Future of OpenTF (https://www.thecloudgambit.com/2236725/13576531-the-future-of-opentf-with-ohad-maislish)
- Oxide and Friends - Fork in the road for Terraform? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaU94LY891M)
- Changelog - OpenTF for an open Terraform (https://changelog.com/podcast/556)
opentofu Github: https://github.com/virtualroot/awesome-opentofu
▐ A curated and collaborative list of awesome OpenTofu resources and tools.
OpenTofu (https://opentofu.org/) allows you to declaratively manage your infrastructure. It's an open-source, community-driven alternative to Terraform.
Contents
- Official (#official)
- Community (#community)
- Features (#features)
- Tools (#tools)
- Environment managers (#environment-managers)
- Wrappers (#wrappers)
- CI (#ci)
- Tests (#tests)
- State (#state)
- Providers (#providers)
- Platforms (#platforms)
- Registry (#registry)
- Helpers (#helpers)
- Learning (#learning)
- Media (#media)
- Podcasts (#podcasts)
Official
- OpenTofu repository (https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu) 🎉
- Fork announcement (https://opentofu.org/announcement)
- Registry (https://github.com/opentofu/registry)
- Registry MCP Server (https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu-mcp-server#opentofu-mcp-server)
- Weekly updates (https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/blob/main/WEEKLY_UPDATES.md#weekly-updates)
- Office hours (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEoMzUza6Ok&list=PLnVotLM2QsyhCc1_8PA7fbVF-ixt4_XAY)
- Technical Steering Committee updates (https://github.com/opentofu/org/tree/main/TSC)
Community
Communication channels, meetups, newsletters, and forums.
- OpenTofu GitHub Discussion (https://github.com/orgs/opentofu/discussions)
- OpenTofu LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentofuorg/)
- OpenTofu Slack (https://opentofu.org/slack)
- OpenTofu Twitter (https://twitter.com/opentofuorg)
Features
- 1.10 - Enhanced moved and removed blocks (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#enhanced-moved-and-removed-blocks)
- 1.10 - External key providers (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#external-key-providers)
- 1.10 - OCI registry support (https://opentofu.org/docs/cli/oci_registries/)
- 1.10 - S3 native state locking (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#native-s3-state-locking)
- 1.10 - Target and exclude files (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#target-and-exclude-files)
- 1.9 - Provider iteration with for_each (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#provider-iteration-for_each)
- 1.9 - The -exclude flag (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#the--exclude-flag)
- 1.8 - Early variable and locals evaluation (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#early-variablelocals-evaluation)
- 1.8 - Override files for OpenTofu (.tofu) (https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/whats-new/#override-files-for-opentofu-keeping-compatibility)
- 1.7 - End-to-end encryption for state files (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#state-encryption)
- 1.7 - Loopable import blocks (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#loopable-import-blocks)
- 1.7 - Provider-defined functions (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#provider-defined-functions)
- 1.7 - Removed block (https://opentofu.org/docs/v1.7/intro/whats-new/#removed-block)
- CanI.TF - Feature parity between Terraform and OpenTofu (https://cani.tf/)
Tools
Environment managers
- arkade (https://github.com/alexellis/arkade) - CLI and Kubernetes app installer.
- asdf-opentofu (https://github.com/virtualroot/asdf-opentofu) - OpenTofu plugin for asdf version manager.
- tenv (https://github.com/tofuutils/tenv) - Terraform and OpenTofu version manager written in Go.
- tfswitcher (https://github.com/ASleepyCat/tfswitcher) - Terraform and OpenTofu version switcher written in Rust.
- tofuenv (https://github.com/tofuutils/tofuenv) - OpenTofu version manager inspired by tfenv.
Wrappers
Simplify your OpenTofu workflows with a thin wrapper.
- Atmos (https://github.com/cloudposse/atmos) - Orchestration tool that keeps environment configuration DRY.
- Terragrunt (https://github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt) - Keep your configurations DRY, work with multiple modules, and manage remote state.
- Terramate (https://github.com/terramate-io/terramate) - Automation, orchestration, and code generation for OpenTofu, Terraform, Kubernetes, and others.
- easy_infra (https://github.com/SeisoLLC/easy_infra) - Docker container to simplify and secure the use of infrastructure as code.
- pug (https://github.com/leg100/pug) - A terminal user interface for power users.
- tf (https://github.com/dex4er/tf) - Less verbose and more friendly command outputs.
- tfam (https://github.com/Ant0wan/tfam) - Rust-powered wrapper for concurrent Terraform/OpenTofu apply, enabling multi-deployment support.
- tfexe (https://github.com/Ant0wan/tfexe) - Rust-powered wrapper for seamless execution of tfswitch and Terraform/OpenTofu with version control.
- tfwrapper (https://github.com/claranet/tfwrapper) - Python wrapper that simplifies OpenTofu usage and enforces best practices.
CI
- Atlantis (https://www.runatlantis.io/) - Automating workflows via pull requests.
- Burrito (https://docs.burrito.tf/overview/) - Burrito is a TACoS (Terraform Automation and Collaboration Software) that works inside Kubernetes.
- TF-via-PR (https://github.com/OP5dev/TF-via-PR) - GitHub Action to init, plan and apply Terraform/OpenTofu via PR automation.
- pre-commit-opentofu (https://github.com/tofuutils/pre-commit-opentofu) - Git pre-commit hooks plugin.
- setup-opentofu (https://github.com/opentofu/setup-opentofu) - Set up OpenTofu CLI in your GitHub Actions workflow.
- terraform-github-actions (https://github.com/dflook/terraform-github-actions) - GitHub Actions for OpenTofu.
- tofu-controller (https://github.com/flux-iac/tofu-controller) - GitOps OpenTofu and Terraform controller for Flux.
Tests
- Terratest (https://github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest) - Go library that makes writing automated tests for your infrastructure code easier.
State
Analyze and manipulate OpenTofu's state.
- tfmigrate (https://github.com/minamijoyo/tfmigrate) - State migration tool.
Providers
Inspect and interact with OpenTofu providers.
- tfschema (https://github.com/minamijoyo/tfschema) - Schema inspector for providers.
Platforms
Alternatives to Terraform Cloud.
- digger (https://github.com/diggerhq/digger) - Open-source IaC orchestration tool. Digger allows you to run IaC in your existing CI pipeline.
- terrakube (https://github.com/AzBuilder/terrakube) - Open-source platform with a private registry, remote state, custom flows, scheduled workspaces, and visual states.
- tofutf (https://github.com/tofutf/tofutf) - Open-source alternative to Terraform Enterprise with SSO, team management, agents, etc.
- Terrateam (https://terrateam.io) - Open-source alternative to Terraform Cloud/Enterprise, GitOps-first with native GitHub integration and designed for scale, security, and reliability.
Registry
- library.tf (https://library.tf/) - An indexer of registries for providers and modules with insights and documentation.
- boring-registry (https://github.com/boring-registry/boring-registry) - Boring-registry is an open-source module and provider registry compatible with OpenTofu.
- hermitcrab (https://github.com/seal-io/hermitcrab) - Registry network mirroring service compatible with OpenTofu.
- terrac (https://github.com/haoliangyu/terrac) - Minimal private module registry compatible with OpenTofu.
- GitLab Module Registry (https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/terraform_module_registry/) - Use GitLab projects as a private registry for terraform modules.
- terralist (https://github.com/terralist/terralist) - Private registry for providers and modules.
- citizen (https://github.com/outsideris/citizen) - Private registry for modules and providers with support for multiple databases and storages.
- petra (https://github.com/devoteamgcloud/petra) - Private registry manager using Google Cloud Storage.
- tapir (https://github.com/PacoVK/tapir) - Private registry for modules and providers with a UI.
- terraform-registry (https://github.com/nrkno/terraform-registry) - Modules registry with authentication and support for multiple backends.
- terrareg (https://github.com/MatthewJohn/terrareg) - Open-source modules registry with UI, optional Git integration and deep analysis.
- terustry (https://github.com/veepee-oss/terustry) - Proxy registry for providers.
- tofuref (https://github.com/djetelina/tofuref) - TUI for OpenTofu provider registry.
Helpers
- OpenTofu Language Server (https://github.com/opentofu/tofu-ls) - OpenTofu Language Server.
- VS Code Extension (https://open-vsx.org/extension/OpenTofu/vscode-opentofu) - Extension for Visual Studio Code with the OpenTofu Language Server adds editing features for OpenTofu files such as syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, code
navigation, code formatting, module explorer.
- zed Extension (https://github.com/ashpool37/zed-extension-opentofu) - Extension for the Zed Editor.
- terratag (https://github.com/env0/terratag) - CLI tool allowing for tags or labels to be applied across an entire set of OpenTofu/Terraform files.
- tfupdate (https://github.com/minamijoyo/tfupdate) - Update version constraints in your Terraform / OpenTofu configurations.
Learning
- OpenTofu Course (https://killercoda.com/quincycheng/course/course_opentofu) - Interactive tutorials.
- Terraform in Depth (https://www.manning.com/books/terraform-in-depth) - Book with OpenTofu sections.
- Infrastructure automation with OpenTofu (https://www.udemy.com/course/infrastructure-automation-with-opentofu-hands-on-devops/?couponCode=1D97F4D8FFE62E296BE1) - Learn infrastructure provisioning with lectures, quizzes, hands-on demos and
coding exercises.
- Migrating From Terraform To OpenTofu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9rJgtHzxUk) - Introduction to OpenTofu history and how to migrate.
Media
- OSS EU 2023 - Announcement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha77rpusEDM&t=1190s)
- OSS EU 2023 - Project Overview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8sOE9-icmY&t=15116s)
- Code To Cloud - Getting Started With OpenTofu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUz6TMg82U)
- CNCF - OpenTofu Day Europe 2024 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVotLM2Qsyiw_6Pd_9WxRRLdrUAs3c1c)
- CNCF - OpenTofu Day North America 2024 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVotLM2QsyhhCO5TgEUsAip601j3NUlm)
- CNCF - OpenTofu Day Europe 2025 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P1WUOx9Ny6Q3JJxiAs1A3M)
Podcasts
- SE Radio: Christian Mesh on OpenTofu (https://se-radio.net/2025/01/se-radio-652-christian-mesh-on-opentofu/)
- Kubernetes Podcast - OpenTofu, with Ohad Maislish (https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/232-opentofu/)
- TheIaCPodcast - Expert Panel on OpenTofu GA Release, Licensing, and OSS Future (https://www.theiacpodcast.com/episode/expert-panel-on-opentofu-ga-release-licensing-and-oss-future)
- Contributor - Community-Driven IaC (https://www.contributor.fyi/opentofu)
- Ned in the Cloud - IaC Live Stream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0vDydkUWB4)
- Arrested DevOps - What's Up With Open Terraform? (https://www.arresteddevops.com/open-tofu/)
- OpenObservability - Terraform is no longer open source. Is OpenTF the successor? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QdUs9VKq5g)
- TheCloudGambit - The Future of OpenTF (https://www.thecloudgambit.com/2236725/13576531-the-future-of-opentf-with-ohad-maislish)
- Oxide and Friends - Fork in the road for Terraform? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaU94LY891M)
- Changelog - OpenTF for an open Terraform (https://changelog.com/podcast/556)
opentofu Github: https://github.com/virtualroot/awesome-opentofu