# dtan4/terraforming

Export existing AWS resources to Terraform style (tf, tfstate) / No longer actively maintained

Repository: https://github.com/dtan4/terraforming
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/terraforming
Homepage: http://terraforming.dtan4.net/
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ruby-gem, terraform, tfstate, aws
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-12-11T08:18:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4179, "days_push": 1726, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4255, forks 632 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.507956+00:00)

## What it is
Terraforming is a Ruby CLI gem that exports existing AWS resources into Terraform configuration files (.tf) and state files (.tfstate). It is no longer actively maintained as of December 2021.

## Use cases
- generate terraform config from existing aws resources
- import aws infrastructure into terraform state
- export s3 buckets to tf files
- bootstrap terraform for an existing aws account
- convert aws resources to tfstate
- adopt terraform for legacy cloud infrastructure

## When to choose
- you need a quick one-off export of AWS resources to Terraform format and are on an older Terraform version
- you want a simple Ruby gem with no extra dependencies for AWS-to-Terraform export

## When to avoid
- you need support for current Terraform provider schemas or recent AWS resources
- you need multi-cloud support (GCP, Azure, Kubernetes) - use Terraformer or Terracognita instead
- you want an actively maintained tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: infrastructure-as-code, cli, cloud
- domain: infrastructure-as-code, cloud-computing
- platform: cli, ruby, cross-platform
- tags: terraform, aws, tfstate, ruby-gem, config-export, unmaintained, devops, docker

## Member repositories
- dtan4/terraforming (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.507956+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 2026-08-29T18:22:08.854707+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dtan4/terraforming (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.507956+00:00, sha ebecb72870ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.