# hashicorp/terraform-provider-kubernetes

Terraform Kubernetes provider

Repository: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-kubernetes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/terraform-provider-kubernetes
Homepage: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs
Language: Go
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: kubernetes, terraform, terraform-provider
Last push: 2026-08-24T15:55:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 79, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3376, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 63, "gap_med": 46.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1720, forks 1062 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:26.761006+00:00)

## What it is
The official Terraform provider plugin for Kubernetes, maintained by HashiCorp, enabling full lifecycle management of Kubernetes resources through declarative Terraform configuration. It is written in Go and distributed via the Terraform Registry.

## Use cases
- manage kubernetes deployments with terraform
- provision kubernetes resources declaratively
- create kubernetes namespaces and services via iac
- apply kubernetes manifests through terraform
- manage k8s configmaps and secrets in terraform
- infrastructure as code for kubernetes clusters

## When to choose
- you already use Terraform and want to manage Kubernetes resources in the same workflow
- you need declarative, version-controlled lifecycle management of Kubernetes objects
- you want to combine cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes resources in one codebase

## When to avoid
- you prefer Helm charts or Kustomize for Kubernetes-native package management
- you only need ad-hoc kubectl operations without state tracking
- you manage resources better handled by dedicated Kubernetes operators

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, deployment, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, go, cli, cloud
- tags: terraform-provider, kubernetes, hashicorp, iac, declarative-infrastructure, k8s-resources, devops, containers

## Member repositories
- hashicorp/terraform-provider-kubernetes (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.761006+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:34:04.890212+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-kubernetes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.761006+00:00, sha 4230707a8653)
  - homepage: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:09:49.897555+00:00, sha 9edc94571ef3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.