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

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 1 Comment

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

Terraform Remote State -Part 1: Using AWS

March 12, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 1 Comment

When I started learning Terraform, I installed the tool, wrote Terraform configuration files, and ran the commands from my local (laptop). I did not put a lot of thought into understanding a remote state and how it is useful. As I continued learning, and as I started using Azure DevOps to automate infrastructure provisioning using … Continue reading Terraform Remote State -Part 1: Using AWS

Azure Pipelines (YAML) and Terraform to provision AWS S3

February 17, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 1 Comment

In my previous note, [Azure DevOps and Terraform to provision AWS S3], I listed in detail the steps to be followed to provision an 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, although … Continue reading Azure Pipelines (YAML) and Terraform to provision AWS S3

Azure DevOps and Terraform to provision AWS S3

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 1 Comment

Here's an interesting use case I came across -that I thought could also be a useful resource to share- and hence this post. I've worked on Terraform and am aware of the solution that it provides to IaC principles. I've worked extensively on Azure DevOps and know that Azure Pipelines can be good at orchestration … Continue reading Azure DevOps and Terraform to provision AWS S3