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Terraform Architecture:

Key Components and Real-Time AWS


Deployment

Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that allows


you to define, provision, and manage infrastructure
through declarative configuration files. Here’s an
architectural flow of how Terraform works along with the
components involved and a real-time example to illustrate
its use.

Terraform Architectural Flow


1. Write Configuration: Define your infrastructure in configuration files using the
HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) or JSON. These files describe the
resources you want to create and manage.

2. Initialize: Run terraform init to initialize your configuration. This command


downloads the necessary provider plugins (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

3. Plan: Run terraform plan to create an execution plan. This plan shows what
actions Terraform will take to achieve the desired state described in your
configuration files.

4. Apply: Run terraform apply to execute the plan and create or modify your
infrastructure to match the desired state.

5. Destroy: Run terraform destroy to remove all infrastructure managed by


your Terraform configurations.
Key Components:
1. Configuration Files:

• These are the .tf files where you define your desired
infrastructure state.

2. Providers:

• Providers are plugins that interact with APIs of different


cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

3. Resources:

• Resources represent the components of your infrastructure


(e.g., virtual machines, storage buckets).

4. State File:

• Terraform maintains a state file (terraform.tfstate) that


maps your configuration to the real-world resources. This file
is critical for tracking resource changes .

5. Modules:

• Modules are reusable configurations that can be shared and


composed together to create more complex infrastructure.

Real-Time Example
Let’s walk through a real-time example of deploying a
web server on AWS using Terraform.

Step 1: Write Configuration


Create a directory for your Terraform configuration files and
add the following files:

‘main.tf’
provider "aws" {
region = "us-west-2"
}

resource "aws_instance" "web" {


ami = "ami-0c55b159cbfafe1f0"
instance_type = "t2.micro"

tags = {
Name = "web-server"
}
}

‘variables.tf’

variable "aws_region" {
description = "The AWS region to create resources in"
default = "us-west-2"
}

‘outputs.tf’

output "instance_id" {
description = "The ID of the web server instance"
value = aws_instance.web.id
}

output "instance_public_ip" {
description = "The public IP of the web server instance"
value = aws_instance.web.public_ip
}

Step 2: Initialize
Run ‘terraform init’ to initialize your configuration. This will
download the AWS provider plugin.

terraform init

Step 3: Plan
Run ‘terraform plan’ to see what actions Terraform will take to create
your web server.
terraform plan

Step 4: Apply
Run terraform apply to create the web server instance.

terraform apply

You will be prompted to confirm the action. Type ‘yes’ to proceed.

Step 5: Verify
After the apply command completes, Terraform will output the instance
ID and public IP of your new web server .

Apply complete! Resources: 1 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.

Outputs:

instance_id = "i-0123456789abcdef0"
instance_public_ip = "54.123.45.67"

You can now access your web server using the public IP address.

Step 6: Destroy
When you no longer need the resources, you can run ‘terraform
destroy’ to remove all the infrastructure created by your configuration .

terraform destroy

Again, you will be prompted to confirm the action. Type yes to proceed

This example demonstrated how to use Terraform to deploy a


web server on AWS. The key components involved were:

1. Configuration Files (main.tf, variables.tf, outputs.tf):


Define the desired state of your infrastructure.
2. Provider (AWS): Interacts with AWS APIs to provision
resources.
3. Resource (AWS Instance): Represents the EC2 instance to be
created.
4. State File: Tracks the current state of your infrastructure.

By following these steps, you can use Terraform to


manage infrastructure as code, making your
infrastructure deployments more consistent, repeatable,
and version-controlled.

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