Getting started

BigConfig is a workflow and a template engine that enables you to have a zero-cost build step before running any CLI tool like GNU Make, Terraform, Kubectl, Helm, Kustomize, and Ansible.

Zero-cost build step

This example is for OpenTofu but BigConfig can be used with any CLI tool.

1. Inside a BigConfig project, create an alias.

   alias tofu="bb render git-check lock exec git-push unlock-any -- alpha prod tofu"

2. Everything remains the same but now you have a zero-cost build step to increase your productivity.

   tofu init
   tofu plan
   tofu apply

Features

• DRY — Don’t repeat yourself. Generate your configurations files instead of manually curate them.
• Monorepo ready — It works for a solo-developer or for hundreds of teams using modules and profiles.
• Zero-Cost build step — Project operations can only become fewer and faster.
• API ready — Any automation can be upgraded to an API.
• Progressive enhancement — Start small and DRY your configuration files incrementally.
• Any config file — Any config file can be templated, from a .bashrc to a main.tf.
• Pulumi-like — Write code instead of HCL files.
• Atlantis-like — Multiple developers can modify the same resources at the same time using an exclusive lock.
• Client-only — Unlike Atlantis, there is no backend required. GitHub tags are used instead.