IaC__Terraform-With-AWS

IaC practise with AWS and Terraform project

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Step 1: Setup AWS & Terraform

AWS config video tutorial

  1. Install AWS-CLI: (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/v1/userguide/install-windows.html)
  2. Configure AWS: aws configure
  3. Check configure user: aws sts get-caller-identity

Terraform config video tutorial

  1. Install terraform: Dowload from Install Terraform. Unzip to C:/terraform
  2. Config environment variable: C:/terraform
  3. Check cmd: terraform -v
  4. Export AWS Access Key: export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID={your access key here}
  5. Export AWS Secret Access Key: export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY={your secret access key here}
  6. Extension VS Code: Terraform, HashiCorp Terraform
  7. AWS Docs: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest

Step 2: Create new or run a project

  1. Create a new folder or cd to one
  2. Run terraform init
  3. Format code terraform fmt -recursive
  4. Plan to see if anything prepare to run: terraform plan
  5. Apply to run in the cloud terraform apply
  6. (Optional) If you want to tear down the infrastructure created by Terraform when you completed, use terraform destroy

Some docs

  1. CLI command (https://www.terraform.io/cli/commands)
  2. Systax create resources (https://www.terraform.io/language/resources/syntax)
  3. Variable and Data (https://www.terraform.io/language/data-sources https://www.terraform.io/language/values/variables)
  4. Module (https://www.terraform.io/language/modules/syntax)
  5. AWS Terraform Docs: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs

Some reference

  1. What is Terraform : https://community.aws/content/2ZCXPWGhX0arg0VsEz4DLa5bqXQ
  2. Using Terraform to create AWS IoT Things : https://community.aws/content/2iJVs17s7drNneJiB9GdYrNszWw/using-terraform-to-create-aws-iot-things