rogerdfarmer / terraform-aws-vpc

AWS VPC Module

Note: This module is in alpha state and is likely to contain bugs and updates may introduce breaking changes. It is not recommended for production use at this time.

Terraform AWS VPC

This module is designed to deploy into Terraform Cloud Authors: David Wright ([email protected]) and Tony Vattahil ([email protected])

Install Terraform

To deploy this module, do the following: Install Terraform. (See Install Terraform for a tutorial.)

Sign up for Terraform Cloud

Sign up and log into Terraform Cloud. (There is a free tier available.)

Configure Terraform Cloud API Access

Generate terraform cloud token

terraform login

Export the TERRAFORM_CONFIG variable

export TERRAFORM_CONFIG="$HOME/.terraform.d/credentials.tfrc.json"

Configure your tfvars file

Example filepath = $HOME/.aws/terraform.tfvars

Example tfvars file contents

AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = "*****************"
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = "*****************"
AWS_SESSION_TOKEN = "*****************"

(replace *** with AKEY and SKEY)

Note: STS-based credentials are optional but highly recommended.

!!!!CAUTION!!!!: Make sure your credential are secured ourside version control (and follow secrets mangement bestpractices)

Deploy this module (instruction for linux or mac)

Clone the aws-ia/terraform-aws-vpc repository.

git clone https://github.com/aws-ia/terraform-aws-vpc

Change directory to the root directory.

cd terraform-aws-vpc/

Change to deploy directory

cd setup_workspace.

Run to following commands in order:

terraform init

terraform apply or terraform apply -var-file="$HOME/.aws/terraform.tfvars".

Change directory to deploy dir (previous command auto generates backend.hcl)

cd ../deploy

terraform apply or terraform apply -var-file="$HOME/.aws/terraform.tfvars".

Terraform apply is run remotely in Terraform Cloud