# Input & output

### Overview

When you design your cloud infrastructures in Brainboard, the <mark style="color:$primary;">Terraform</mark> code is auto-generated for you based on the configuration of the resources.&#x20;

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Brainboard allows you to use **variables, locals** and **output** exactly as you would do it in Terraform.
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You can implement your naming conventions, set specific values for the configuration based on some criteria and define what information you want to display once the infrastructure is deployed.
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### Related

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{% column width="25%" %} <a href="input-and-output/variables" class="button secondary" data-icon="memo-circle-check">Variables</a> &#x20;
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{% column width="25%" %} <a href="input-and-output/locals" class="button secondary" data-icon="memo-circle-check">Locals</a>

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{% column width="49.999999999999986%" %} <a href="input-and-output/output" class="button secondary" data-icon="memo-circle-check">Output</a>
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