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Sign up at env
com and complete account verification with your organization email Connect your cloud provider credentials (AWS, Azure, GCP) and VCS repository (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) in the env0 dashboard Import your first Terraform template or use env0's IaC generator to create a sample infrastructure project Deploy your first environment using the self
service interface and review the cost estimation and governance policies
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Explore the key features that make env0 powerful for deployment & hosting workflows.
Predicts deployment costs before infrastructure is provisioned, using Terratag to auto-inject resource tags and cloud provider pricing APIs to estimate spend. env0 reports up to 95% prediction accuracy and 20–35% cost reduction for customers with sufficient usage history (30+ days). Supports cost attribution across teams and projects.
Gives developers a UI and API to provision infrastructure on demand without filing tickets, while platform teams retain centralized control through policy-as-code, approval workflows, and RBAC. Reduces friction between development speed and operational governance.
Continuously compares live cloud state against IaC definitions and surfaces any divergence. Teams can choose to remediate by reverting to the declared state automatically or review changes manually through the dashboard with full audit trails.
Native support for Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Pulumi, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes, with custom flows for any other tool. This breadth allows organizations to standardize governance across heterogeneous IaC stacks without consolidating on a single framework.
Open-source Model Context Protocol server (github.com/env0/mcp-server) lets Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients deploy infrastructure, check environment status, and manage resources programmatically. Enables AI-driven infrastructure workflows through natural language or API interactions.
env0 injects custom tags into your Terraform code using Terratag, then queries cloud provider pricing APIs to track actual costs against those tagged resources. The platform estimates costs before provisioning and monitors spending over time, surfacing optimization recommendations. env0 reports that this system achieves up to 95% prediction accuracy for customers with 30+ days of usage data.
env0 natively supports Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, Pulumi, and Kubernetes out of the box. Custom flows allow you to run any CLI-based tool, including Ansible, Helm, or proprietary scripts, within the same governance and cost-tracking framework.
env0 continuously monitors your live cloud infrastructure for changes and compares it against your IaC definitions. When drift is detected, the platform sends alerts through Slack, Teams, or email and provides options for automated remediation or manual review through the dashboard.
Yes. env0 publishes an open-source MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at github.com/env0/mcp-server that lets AI agents and IDEs deploy infrastructure, check environment status, and manage resources programmatically through natural language or API calls.
Both env0 and Spacelift are IaC management platforms, but env0 places stronger emphasis on developer self-service experience and integrated FinOps cost governance. Spacelift focuses more on policy enforcement and workflow customization. env0 also offers native MCP server support for AI agent integration, which Spacelift does not currently provide.
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Tutorial updated March 2026