This article is a step-by-step guide on how to set up your first deployment with Terraform on AWS to deploy a basic web application using an EC2 instance.
The article provides step-by-step instructions for setting up AWS, installing Terraform, and configuring AWS CLI. It then shows how to write a Terraform configuration for creating a VPC, a subnet, a security group, and an EC2 instance.
The article also explains how to make use of variables and outputs to make your configuration more flexible and to access useful information after applying your configuration.
The article then goes on to explain how to deploy your infrastructure and access your web server, and how to make changes to your infrastructure and clean up when done.
The article ends by introducing Scoutflo that can manage Terraform workflows efficiently and provides features like Infrastructure Management, Cost Control, Team Collaboration, Visual Infrastructure, and Security First.