nitinda / terraform-module-aws-network

Terraform code for AWS network module

Terraform Module Name: terraform-module-aws-network

General

This module may be used to create VPC and other resources in AWS cloud provider..

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Prerequisites

This module needs Terraform 0.11.14 or newer. You can download the latest Terraform version from here.

This module deploys aws services details are in respective feature branches.

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Features Branches

Below we are able to check the resources that are being created as part of this module call:

From branch : terraform-11/master

• VPC and other resources (Terraform 11 supported code)

From branch : terraform-12/master

• VPC and other resources (Terraform 12 supported code)

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Below are the resources that are launched by this module

• VPC
• Internet Gatway
• Subnets
• Route Tables
• Route Tables Rules
• DHCP Option
• Nat Gateway

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Usage

Using this repo

To use this module, add the following call to your code:

module "<layer>-network-<AccountID>" {
  source = "git::https://github.com/nitinda/terraform-module-aws-network.git?ref=master"


}

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Inputs

The variables required in order for the module to be successfully called from the deployment repository are the following:

Variable	Description	Type

Details are in respective branch.

Outputs

Details are in respective branch.

Usage

In order for the variables to be accessed on module level please use the syntax below:

module.<module_name>.<output_variable_name>

If an output variable needs to be exposed on root level in order to be accessed through terraform state file follow the steps below:

• Include the syntax above in the network layer output terraform file.
• Add the code snippet below to the variables/global_variables file.

data "terraform_remote_state" "<module_name>" {
  backend = "s3"

  config {
    bucket = <bucket_name> (i.e. "s3-webstack-terraform-state")
    key    = <state_file_relative_path> (i.e. "env:/${terraform.workspace}/4_Networking/terraform.tfstate")
    region = <bucket_region> (i.e. "eu-central-1")
  }
}

• The output variable is able to be accessed through terraform state file using the syntax below:

"${data.terraform_remote_state.<module_name>.<output_variable_name>}"

Authors

Module maintained by Module maintained by the - Nitin Das