{"id":9414,"date":"2020-09-21T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=9414"},"modified":"2022-01-05T20:05:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:05:47","slug":"terraform-aws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/devops\/cloud\/terraform-aws\/","title":{"rendered":"Terraform AWS: Up and Running in 25 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t
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  1. What is Terraform?<\/a>
  2. Prerequisites<\/a>
  3. What you will learn<\/a>
  4. Terraform: Installation of the CLI<\/a>
  5. Creation and configuration of a user dedicated to Terraform<\/a>
  6. Terraform: start!<\/a>
  7. Connect Terraform to AWS<\/a>
  8. Infrastructure creation – the journey begins<\/a>
  9. What we have learned<\/a>
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    Working with the Cloud<\/span> is a great opportunity<\/strong>, as it offers access to a series of services and infrastructures that until recently were beyond the reach of all except corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, “with great powers come great responsibilities<\/strong>“. Managing the amount of information related to this new infrastructure<\/span> is not an easy task and can lead,  if not handled properly, to cost or security<\/span> issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fortunately, Terraform<\/span><\/strong> can help us to manage our entire infrastructure<\/span>. First, by providing a series of tools<\/span> and abstractions that allow growth within a short time. Second, by keeping infrastructure<\/span> consistent and under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/a>Moreover, Terraform<\/span> also allows full adoption of the IaC<\/span><\/strong> (I<\/strong>nfrastructure a<\/strong>s C<\/strong>ode) philosophy, by exploiting programming advantages within the realm of infrastructures<\/span>. In other words, it greatly simplifies cloud management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What is Terraform?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Terraform<\/span> is a tool<\/span> developed in 2012 on the basis of the Infrastructure as Code<\/a> (IaC) \u201cphilosophy\u201d, exploiting years of infrastructure<\/span> management experience<\/span>. If you are reading this with thoughts of utilising Terraform, you probably wish to boost the overall effectiveness and efficiency of your work. This tool<\/span> offers valuable support in managing your cloud provider without incurring excessive complexity<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    By fully managing the IaC, Terraform<\/span> offers the following possibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n