I got tired of paying JFrog for a secure OpenTofu / Terraform registry so I built my own
Anthony Owens created OpenDepot, a secure OpenTofu and Terraform registry, after becoming frustrated with the costs of existing solutions. OpenDepot is designed to be Kubernetes native, utilizing modern practices like GitOps for streamlined module management. This initiative aims to provide an open-source alternative that simplifies the deployment and management of infrastructure as code modules.
- ▪Anthony Owens built OpenDepot to avoid paying for enterprise-grade registry solutions.
- ▪OpenDepot is designed to be Kubernetes native and uses GitOps for module management.
- ▪The project aims to give back to the open-source community by providing a free alternative.
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3948129) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Anthony Owens Posted on May 26 • Originally published at defdev.io I got tired of paying JFrog for a secure OpenTofu / Terraform registry so I built my own #kubernetes #terraform #opensource #go View on GitHub It's a tale as old as time — you want to implement a secure, centralized storage system to easily distribute these awesome IaC modules that your team has developed, but you quickly find that enterprise-grade comes with an enterprise price.
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