Remote Provisioners
Explore how to use Terraform remote provisioners to configure EC2 instances by running commands remotely. Learn to set up infrastructure including VPCs, security groups, and elastic IPs, and deploy software during provisioning. Understand practical steps from obtaining AMIs to initializing Terraform and managing resources efficiently.
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Working with remote provisioners
Remote or remote-exec provisioners are used to run remotely on a target resource. Remote provisioners enable us to configure a remote resource flexibly. Let’s consider three scenarios where remote-exec provisioners shine:
Imagine a situation where we’re provisioning an EC2 instance that’s intended for use as a web server, and we need to install some packages alongside it. We can set up the node by following the steps below:
- Add the block below to configure the VPC, internet gateway, routing, and subnet