diff --git a/pipelines/terraform.yml b/pipelines/terraform.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52f0ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipelines/terraform.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+stages:
+  - plan
+  - apply
+  - destroy
+
+include:
+  - project: 'developerdurp/yml'
+    ref: main
+    file: 
+      - 'jobs/terraform.yml'
+
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+      changes:
+        - terraform/**
+
+format:
+  stage: .pre
+  allow_failure: false
+  extends: .terraform_fmt
+  rules: 
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"         
+      when: always
+    - when: never
+
+validate:
+  stage: .pre
+  allow_failure: false
+  extends: .terraform_validate
+  rules: 
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"         
+      when: always
+    - when: never    
+    
+plan:
+  stage: plan
+  variables:
+    ARGUMENTS: -var-file=terraform.tfvars
+  allow_failure: false
+  extends: .terraform_plan
+  needs: ["validate","format"]
+  rules: 
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"    
+      when: always
+    - when: never
+
+apply:
+  stage: apply
+  variables:
+    ARGUMENTS: -var-file=terraform.tfvars
+  allow_failure: false
+  extends: .terraform_apply   
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
+      when: never      
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
+      when: always
+    - when: never          
+
+destroy:
+  stage: destroy
+  variables:
+    ARGUMENTS: -var-file=terraform.tfvars
+  allow_failure: false
+  extends: .terraform_destroy  
+  needs: ["apply"]
+  rules:       
+    - when: manual   
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diff --git a/scripts/cd-workdir.sh b/scripts/cd-workdir.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b49327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cd-workdir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#%%MULTILINE_YAML_START
+#change directory
+cd $WORKDIR
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diff --git a/templates/terraform.tpl.yml b/templates/terraform.tpl.yml
index be3f6de..593d6eb 100644
--- a/templates/terraform.tpl.yml
+++ b/templates/terraform.tpl.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
     name: registry.durp.info/hashicorp/terraform:light
     #name: hashicorp/terraform:light
     entrypoint: [""]
+  variables:
+    WORKDIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/terraform
   script:
+    - ./scripts/cd-workdir.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-fmt.sh
 
 .terraform_validate:
@@ -12,8 +15,10 @@
     #name: hashicorp/terraform:light
     entrypoint: [""]
   variables:
+    WORKDIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/terraform  
     GITLAB_TF_ADDRESS: ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
   script:
+    - ./scripts/cd-workdir.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-init.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-validate.sh
     
@@ -23,10 +28,12 @@
     #name: hashicorp/terraform:light
     entrypoint: [""]
   variables:
+    WORKDIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/terraform  
     PLAN: plan.tfplan
     JSON_PLAN_FILE: tfplan.json
     GITLAB_TF_ADDRESS: ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
   script:
+    - ./scripts/cd-workdir.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-init.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-plan.sh
   artifacts:
@@ -40,8 +47,10 @@
     #name: hashicorp/terraform:light
     entrypoint: [""]
   variables:
+    WORKDIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/terraform  
     GITLAB_TF_ADDRESS: ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
   script:
+    - ./scripts/cd-workdir.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-init.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-apply.sh
 
@@ -51,8 +60,9 @@
     #name: hashicorp/terraform:light
     entrypoint: [""]
   variables:
+    WORKDIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/terraform  
     GITLAB_TF_ADDRESS: ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
-    WORKDIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR
   script:
+    - ./scripts/cd-workdir.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-init.sh
     - ./scripts/terraform-destroy.sh
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