Flowpipe – cloud scripting using HCL

In plain words

Flowpipe is an open-source cloud scripting engine that lets DevOps teams orchestrate cloud resources and build workflows using code. Pipelines are written in HCL and support HTTP requests, container execution, Lambda-compatible functions, and database queries. It includes a library of pre-built open-source modules for common cloud tasks.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Flowpipe is a cloud scripting engine. Automation and workflow to connect your clouds to the people, systems and data that matters. - turbot/flowpipe

In the maker’s words, at launch

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