How to create an AWS Lambda in Terraform
Step 1 – Lambda Code in Python
The following code expects a python file with the contents as follows in a file called python/script1.py:
def …Terraform
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[Solved] Instance Profile already exists in Terraform
If you get the Instance Profile already exists error when running your Terraform apply, then it is either because an instance profile with that name …
How to use a Backend-Config File for Terraform S3 State Configuration
If you are using S3 as the backend for your state management in Terraform, then you can create environment specific configuration files where you …
Read Article →How to Refresh State in Terraform
Sometimes your infrastructure may be out of sync with your Terraform state because resources may have been amended or deleted manually.
For this you …
Read Article →How to write If/Else Statements in Terraform
If/Else statements are conditional statements that perform decisions based on some known state, or variable.
Terraform allows you to perform these …
Read Article →How to Remove a Resource from Terraform State
Terraform state reflects the most up to date reference of the infrastructure.
Sometimes you may need to remove a resource from the Terraform state …
Read Article →How to Delete a Specific Resource in Terraform
Running terraform destroy will tear down the whole stack associated to some terraform code.
However, sometimes you might only want to remove a …
Read Article →How to Create a DynamoDB Lock Table for Terraform
Provision the DynamoDB Table
resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "dynamodb-terraform-state-lock" {
name = …How to add Comments in Terraform
Terraform, a powerful Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, allows you to define and provision infrastructure resources. Properly commenting your …
Read Article →How to log/debug in Terraform
If you have Terraform reporting an error but want more information, then you can configure debug logging.
How to configure Bash
export …How to add a Lambda Environment Variable in Terraform
If you have an aws_lambda_function block that needs to make use of environment variables, then you can simply do the following:
resource …How to Generate a Random Number/String in Terraform
If you need to generate a random number or string in Terraform, then you can use the following:
resource "random_id" "myrandom" { …