Infrastructure Automation Using Terraform

This project demonstrates the automated setup of a website hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Terraform. The infrastructure is provisioned and configured through Terraform scripts, enabling easy replication and management of essential services.

Overview

The infrastructure includes the following services on Google Cloud Platform:

• Cloud Storage: Used for storing website assets such as images, CSS, and JavaScript files.
• Cloud DNS: Manages domain name resolution for the website.
• Cloud CDN (Content Delivery Network): Enhances website performance by caching content across global edge locations.
• Cloud Load Balancing: Distributes incoming traffic across multiple instances to ensure high availability and scalability.

Requirements

To run these Terraform scripts, ensure the following prerequisites are met:

• Google Cloud Platform Account: Access to a GCP account with necessary permissions.
• Terraform: Installed and configured on your local machine.

Architecture

Code

The Terraform code is available under the infra directory. And the website code is available under the website directory.

Terraform Initialization: - Run terraform init to initialize the working directory containing the Terraform configuration files.

Terraform Deployment: - Review and modify the main.tf file as necessary, specifying variables like project IDs, regions, and configurations. - Run terraform plan to preview the changes Terraform will apply. - Run terraform apply to create the infrastructure on GCP based on the defined configuration.

Usage

Once the Terraform scripts have successfully executed:

• Access the deployed website using the configured domain name.
• Explore the GCP console to view provisioned services like Cloud Storage, Cloud DNS, Cloud CDN, and Load Balancers.
• Make any necessary adjustments or updates to the infrastructure by modifying the Terraform configuration files and re-running terraform apply.

Cleanup

To remove the provisioned infrastructure and resources:

• Run terraform destroy to tear down the resources created by Terraform.
• Verify in the GCP console that all associated resources are deleted as expected.