Plugins

To connect Idem to cloud endpoints such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure, install the cloud plug-in for the endpoint.

About plug-ins

Idem plug-ins aren't only for public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Idem can interface with anything that has an API. For example, you might use Idem to describe and enforce a configuration on a site such as GitLab.

As an alternative to direct installation, some users choose to create and run a container image bundle that includes Idem and a selected plug-in. A container can help work around any system dependency issues.

The rest of this section describes two plug-in examples: AWS and Microsoft Azure. Like Idem itself, plug-ins are hosted on pypi.org and are installable with PIP.