From d484d6d6ca4241588165470e21dc78bfaf1a392d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:52:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- README.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3277148f64..55b524e336 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,8 +4,42 @@ * IRC: `#terraform-tool` on Freenode * Mailing list: [Google Groups](http://groups.google.com/group/terraform-tool) -Terraform is a tool for building and changing infrastructure -safely and efficiently. +Terraform is a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure +safely and efficiently. Terraform can manage existing and popular service +providers as well as custom in-house solutions. + +The key features of Terraform are: + +* **Infrastructure as Code**: Infrastructure is described using a high-level + configuration syntax. This allows a blueprint of your datacenter to be + versioned and treated as you would any other code. Additionally, + infrastructure can be shared and re-used. + +* **Execution Plans**: Terraform has a "planning" step where it generates + an _execution plan_. The execution plan shows what Terraform will do when + you call apply. This lets you avoid any surprises when Terraform + manipulates infrastructure. + +* **Resource Graph**: Terraform builds a graph of all your resources, + and parallelizes the creation and modification of any non-dependent + resources. Because of this, Terraform builds infrastructure as efficiently + as possible, and operators get insight into dependencies in their + infrastructure. + +* **Change Automation**: Complex changesets can be applied to + your infrastructure with minimal human interaction. + With the previously mentioned execution + plan and resource graph, you know exactly what Terraform will change + and in what order, avoiding many possible human errors. + +For more information, see the +[introduction section](http://www.terraform.io/intro) +of the Terraform website. + +## Getting Started & Documentation + +All documentation is available on the +[Terraform website](http://www.terraform.io). ## Developing Terraform