Apply (IaC) - CI/CD Glossary Definition
An apply executes the changes an IaC tool computed, creating, updating, or deleting real resources to bring current state in line with desired state.
An apply executes the changes an IaC tool computed, creating, updating, or deleting real resources to bring current state in line with desired state.
A typical pipeline runs plan for review and apply on merge, so infrastructure changes ship the same way code does.
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