Terraform: Variables in Conf File
Terraform : Deployment Automation
➤ Single Place Configuration is not a Good Idea.
➤ Use Variable to Manage the Secrets.
➤ No Need to push AWS creds in Git Repo
➤ User Variable for Dynamic Elements like AMI
➤ Variable Makes files flexible and env independent.
Terraform : Deployment Automation
➤ createInstance.tf -
provider "aws" {
access_key = "AKIASMSIZOF4QD2NTPB6"
secret_key = "SECRET_KEY_HERE"
region = "us-east-2"
}
resource "aws_instance" "MyFirstInstnace" {
count =3
ami = "ami-05692172625678b4e"
instance_type = "t2.micro"
tags = {
Name = "demoinstnce-${count.index}"
}
}
Terraform : Deployment Automation
➤ provider.tf -
provider "aws" {
access_key = "AKIASMSIZOF4QD2NTPB6"
secret_key = "SECRET_KEY_HERE"
region = "us-east-2"
}
provider "aws" {
access_key = “${var.AWS_ACCESS_KEY}”
secret_key = “${var.AWS_SECRET_KEY}”
region = “${var.AWS_REGION}”
}
➤ vars.tf -
variable “AWS_ACCESS_KEY” {}
variable “AWS_SECRET_KEY” {}
variable “AWS_REGION” {
default = “us-east-2”
}
Terraform : Deployment Automation
➤ terraform.tfvars -
AWS_ACCESS_KEY = “”
AWS_SECRET_KEY = “”
AWS_REGION = “”
➤ createInstance.tf -
resource "aws_instance" "MyFirstInstnace" {
ami = "ami-05692172625678b4e"
instance_type = "t2.micro"
}
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