Create Terraform pre-requisites for AWS using AWS CLI in 3 easy steps

Generally speaking, when we work with Terraform to provision resources in AWS Cloud, we have a few pre-requisites. These are  -a remote backend to store the Terraform state file, a lock table, and IAM user credentials that Terraform will require to provision the resources. I say "generally speaking" because you can get away with the … Continue reading Create Terraform pre-requisites for AWS using AWS CLI in 3 easy steps

Azure Pipelines (YAML) and Terraform to provision Amazon S3

In my previous note, [Azure DevOps and Terraform to provision Amazon S3], I listed in detail the steps to be followed to provision an Amazon S3 bucket using Azure DevOps and Terraform. I referred to the classic editor in the build definition/azure pipelines. Build and release definitions declared via a classic editor in Azure DevOps, … Continue reading Azure Pipelines (YAML) and Terraform to provision Amazon S3

Authenticating Terraform to AWS using IAM user

In my previous note, I mentioned the steps to authenticate Azure. In this note, I'll list the steps to authenticate to AWS. The approach will be pretty similar -we create an IAM user with appropriate policies, create/update terraform configuration files, and run the configuration files. Step 1: Create an IAM user To work with resources … Continue reading Authenticating Terraform to AWS using IAM user