Tag: aws-cli

Install AWS CLI on a Windows Amazon EC2 instance using Terraform and user data

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In the last post, I discussed the steps involved in installing AWS.Tools module for PowerShell on Amazon EC2 using user data and Terraform. This post lists the steps to install the AWS CLI on an Windows Amazon EC2 instance. I used Amazon EC2 user data and Terraform to automate AWS CLI installation as part of … Continue reading Install AWS CLI on a Windows Amazon EC2 instance using Terraform and user data

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

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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