terracognita ☆

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Description:
Reads from existing Cloud Providers and generates Terraform code

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: terraform devops infrastructure-as-code aws azure cloud

Install: brew install terracognita

About:
Terracognita is a command-line tool that imports existing infrastructure from cloud providers like AWS and Azure into Terraform configuration files. It effectively reverse-engineers your cloud environment, generating HCL code to help you adopt infrastructure-as-code without starting from scratch. This significantly reduces the manual effort and potential for errors when transitioning existing setups to Terraform.

Key Features:

Supports AWS and Azure providers
Generates HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language) for Terraform
Filters resources by tags or types to control output
Outputs to stdout or directly to a .tf file

Use Cases:

Converting an existing manually-managed cloud infrastructure to Terraform
Generating a baseline Terraform configuration for disaster recovery
Auditing cloud resources by generating a readable infrastructure map

Alternatives:

former2 – Former2 is a web-based GUI tool, whereas Terracognita is a CLI tool focused on automation and integration into developer workflows.
terraformer – Terracognita is often cited as a more lightweight alternative with a focus on generating code for specific providers.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 4:31am		0	VERSION_BUMP	c8102076
Sep 12, 2024 11:13pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	468a15be