Terraform-Cloud-Project

🚀 Demo project showcasing a complete VCS-driven Terraform Cloud workflow, automating infrastructure deployments through GitHub integration.

Step-01: Sign-Up for Terraform Cloud - Free Account & Login

• SignUp URL: https://app.terraform.io/signup/account
• Username:
• Email:
• Password:
• Login URL: https://app.terraform.io

Step-02: Create Organization

• Organization Name: sanket-org
• Email Address: give the email which you used at login of Terraform.io
• Click on Create Organization

Step-03: Create New Workspace

• Get in to newly created Organization
• Click on New Workspace
• Choose your workflow:
  • Version Control Workflow
• Connect to VCS
  • Connect to a version control provider: github.com
  • NEW WINDOW: Authorize Terraform Cloud: Click on Authorize Terraform Cloud Button
  • NEW WINDOW: Install Terraform Cloud
  • Select radio button: Only select repositories
  • Selected 1 Repository: SanketNalage/Terraform-Cloud-Project
  • Click on Install
• Choose a Repository
  • SanketNalage/Terraform-Cloud-Project
• Configure Settings
  • Workspace Name: Terraform-Cloud-Project (Whatever populated automically leave to defaults)
  • Advanced Settings: leave to defaults
• Click on Create Workspace
• You should see this message Configuration uploaded successfully

Step-04: Configure Variables

• Variable: aws_region
  • key: aws_region
  • value: eu-north-1
• Variable: instance_type
  • key: instance_type
  • value: t3.micro

Step-05: Configre Environment Variables

• Setup AWS Access Keys for Terraform
• Configure AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
• Environment Variable: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • Key: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  • Value: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
• Environment Variable: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  • Key: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  • Value: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Step-06: Click on Queue Plan

• Go to Workspace -> Runs -> Queue Plan
• Review the plan generated in Full Screen
• Add Comment: First Run
• Click on Confirm & Apply
• Add Comment: First Run Approved
• Click on Confirm Plan
• Review Apply log output in Full Screen
• Add Comment: Successfully Provisioned, Verified in AWS

Step-07: Review Terraform State

• Go to Workspace -> States
• Review the state file

Step-8: Destruction and Deletion

• Goto -> Workspace -> Settings -> Destruction and Deletion
• click on Queue Destroy Plan to delete the resources on cloud
• Goto -> Workspac -> Runs -> Click on Confirm & Apply
• Add Comment: Approved for Deletion