lakkawardhananjay / terraformfirstwebdeploy

Website Deployment with Google Cloud Services and Terraform

Overview

This repository contains Terraform configuration files to deploy a highly available and scalable website on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using the following services:

Cloud DNS Cloud CDN Load Balancer Cloud Storage

Prerequisite

1. A Google Cloud Platform account with billing enabled
2. Terraform installed on your local machine
3. Google Cloud SDK installed and authenticated

Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/lakkawardhananjay/terraformfirstwebdeploy.git

Configure Terraform variables:

Create a terraform.tfvars file or set environment variables with the following values:

project_id: Your GCP project ID

region: The GCP region where you want to deploy the resources (e.g., us-central1)

domain_name: The domain name you want to use for your website (e.g., www.example.com)

bucket_name: The name of the Cloud Storage bucket to store your website content

Initialize Terraform

terraform init: prepares a working directory for other commands by setting up plugins, modules, and backend configurations.

terraform plan: creates an execution plan, which lets you preview the changes that Terraform plans to make to your infrastructure.

terraform apply: executes the actions proposed in a Terraform plan

Terraform Configuration

The main configuration files in this repository are: main.tf: Contains the core configuration for the website deployment. variables. tf: Defines variables that can be customized for your specific deployment.

Testing: To test your website, access it using the assigned load balancer IP address or domain name. Updating: Make changes to the Terraform configuration files and re-run Terraform apply to update the infrastructure. Destroying: To remove the deployed resources, run terraform destroy.

Best Practices

1. Refer to the Terraform documentation for troubleshooting assistance.
2. Check the GCP console for logs and error messages.
3. Seek help from the Terraform community or GCP support channels if needed.