You are tasked with making a change to an infrastructure stack running in a public cloud using HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud. Which pattern follows IaC best practices?

The correct answer is B. Submit a pull request and wait for an approved merge of the proposed changes. IaC best practice is to manage infrastructure through version-controlled code. Changes should be reviewed and approved (via PRs), ensuring collaboration, traceability, and automation.

Submitted by takeshi77· Apr 18, 2026Understand Terraform Cloud and Enterprise Capabilities

Question

You are tasked with making a change to an infrastructure stack running in a public cloud using HCP Terraform/Terraform Cloud. Which pattern follows IaC best practices?

Options

AMake the change via the public cloud API endpoint.
BSubmit a pull request and wait for an approved merge of the proposed changes.
CClone the repository containing your infrastructure code and then run the code.
DUse the public cloud console to make the change after approval.
EMake the change programmatically via the cloud CLI.

How the community answered

(39 responses)

B
95% (37)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

IaC best practice is to manage infrastructure through version-controlled code. Changes should be reviewed and approved (via PRs), ensuring collaboration, traceability, and automation.

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#IaC Best Practices#Terraform Cloud Workflow#Version Control#GitOps

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