Welcome to the cloud! If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent more time than you’d like manually setting up AWS EC2 instances. It’s tedious, error-prone, and let’s face it—there are a million things you’d rather be doing. That’s where Terraform comes in. This nifty tool can automate your AWS infrastructure deployment, saving you time and sparing you the headaches. Let’s dive into how you can automate your EC2 instance deployment with Terraform.

What’s the Deal with Terraform? Terraform is an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool created by HashiCorp. Think of it as a way to define and manage your cloud resources using code. You can write, version, and reuse your infrastructure configurations, making it a breeze to manage and scale your setup.

Getting Started with Terraform Before we jump into the automation, you’ll need to set up Terraform and the AWS CLI on your machine. Don’t worry, it’s straightforward. Here’s how to get started:

Install Terraform: Go to the Terraform website and download the appropriate version for your operating system. Follow the installation instructions—it’s a quick process.

Install AWS CLI: Head over to the AWS CLI page and download the installer for your OS. Run through the setup steps.

Configure AWS CLI: Open your terminal and run aws configure. You’ll be prompted to enter your AWS access key, secret key, region, and output format.

Now Gets started for REAL!

before we automate we need to define on which region we are creating our instance,