Deploying a Website on an EC2 Instance with Terraform

Welcome to your step-by-step guide on deploying a website using an Amazon EC2 instance with Terraform. This tutorial assumes you have a basic understanding of AWS and have Terraform installed on your machine.

Prerequisites

• An AWS account.
• Terraform installed on your computer.

Step 1: Create Your Project Folder

Start by creating a directory for your Terraform project. This helps in organizing your project files.

mkdir terraform-ec2-website && cd terraform-ec2-website

Step 2: Prepare Your Terraform Configuration

1. Create a file named main.tf in your project directory.
2. Open the main.tf file with a text editor of your choice.
3. Copy the Terraform configuration provided separately and paste it into your main.tf file.

Step 3: Initialize Your Terraform Project

Run the following command in your project directory to initialize the Terraform workspace. This step prepares Terraform to manage your infrastructure by downloading necessary plugins and setting up the environment.

terraform init

Step 4: Apply Your Configuration

Deploy your infrastructure with Terraform using the following command. Terraform will show you a plan and ask for confirmation before making any changes to your AWS resources.

terraform apply

Confirm the action by typing yes when prompted.

Step 5: Access Your Website

After Terraform successfully creates the resources:

1. Go to your AWS Management Console.
2. Locate the EC2 instance created by Terraform.
3. Use the Public IP address of the instance to access your website in a web browser.

Congratulations! You've successfully deployed a website on an EC2 instance using Terraform. Explore further configurations and customize your deployment as needed.

License

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