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# Input & output

### Overview

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

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:$primary;">**Brainboard**</mark> 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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