Theory:

LAB:

> Go to Git-Bash & run the below commands:

• terraform version → Check the installed version of Terraform
• cd Documents/ → Change directory to Documents
• mkdir terraform → Create a new directory named “terraform”
• cd terraform → Change directory to terraform
  • ls → List files in the “terraform” directory
  • mkdir dir1 → Create a new directory named dir1 inside “terraform” directory
  • ls → List files in the “terraform” directory
  • cd dir1 → Change directory to dir1

    • ls → List files in the “dir1” directory

    • vi [file1.tf](<http://file1.tf>) Open file1.tf in vi editor and add the following content

      # This below Code will connect Terraform with AWS
      terraform {
        required_providers {
          aws = {
            source  = "hashicorp/aws"
            version = "~> 5.0"
          }
        }
      }
      

    • ls -a → List all files, including hidden files

      Output:

      .  ..  [file1.tf](<http://file1.tf/>)
      

    • terraform init → Initialize the directory for Terraform usage

      Output:

      shellCopy code
      Initializing the backend...
      Initializing provider plugins...
      - Finding hashicorp/aws versions matching "~> 5.0"...
      - Installing hashicorp/aws v5.0.0...
      Terraform has been successfully initialized!
      

    • ls → List files in the current directory

      Output:

      file1.tf
      

    • ls -a → List all files, including hidden files

      Output:

      .  ..  .terraform  .terraform.lock.hcl  file1.tf
      

    • cat .terraform.lock.hcl → Display the content of .terraform.lock.hcl

      Output:

      # This file is generated by Terraform and contains the dependency lock for the project.
      provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
        version = "5.0.0"
        ...
      }
      

      • ls -a → List all files, including hidden files

        Output:

        .  ..  .terraform  .terraform.lock.hcl  file1.tf
        

      • cd .terraform → Change directory to .terraform

        • ls → List files in the current directory

          Output:

          providers
          

        • cd providers/ → Change directory to providers

          • ls → List files in the current directory

            Output:

            registry.terraform.io
            

          • cd ../../.. → Change back to the original directory

      • ls → List files in the current directory

        Output:

        file1.tf
        

      • ls -a → List all files, including hidden files

        Output:

        .  ..  .terraform  .terraform.lock.hcl  file1.tf
        

      • cd dir1 → Change directory to dir1 (already there)

      • ls → List files in the current directory

        Output:

        file1.tf
        

      • ls -a → List all files, including hidden files

        Output:

        .  ..  .terraform  .terraform.lock.hcl  file1.tf
        

Now connect your AWS cloud account with Terraform remotely by the following steps:

Go to your AWS Dashboard → Search for “IAM” → click on “Users” on the Right Dashboard → click on “Add users” → Name it as “terraformuser” → tick on “Programmatic access” → click on “Next Permissions” → select the “Attach existing policies directly” option → select the “AdministratorAccess” → click on “Next” → click on “Next” → click on “Create user” → Finally you can See or Download the ‘Access Key’ & ‘Secret Key’

> Go back to Git-Bash Terminal

• vi [file1.tf](<http://file1.tf>) → Open file1.tf in vi editor and add the following content