Welcome to my Smart Home Terraform Infrastructure project! As an exploration into the power of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, this project aims to simulate a smart home network within AWS. It's designed to demonstrate how to provision and manage a network of microservices that could represent a smart home system, including services for status reporting, lighting, heating, and authorization.
This Terraform project is a hands-on demonstration of creating and managing AWS resources to deploy a mock smart home network. The infrastructure includes a variety of AWS services, structured in a modular way for ease of understanding and scalability. Whether you're new to Terraform or looking to see it applied in a comprehensive project, this repository offers valuable insights.
- VPC Configuration: A custom Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to securely host all services.
- Microservices Deployment: Separate microservices for lighting, heating, status, and authorization.
- Database Integration: DynamoDB tables for persistent storage of service data.
- Scalability: Autoscaling groups and load balancers to handle varying loads.
- Security: Well-defined security groups to ensure the integrity of the network.
To get this infrastructure up and running on your AWS account, follow these steps:
- Terraform installed on your machine.
- An AWS account and the AWS CLI configured with your credentials.
- Basic familiarity with AWS services and Terraform syntax.
- Clone the Repository
Start by cloning this repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/AlexGuyNichols/terraform-project.git- Initialize Terraform
Navigate to the project directory and initialize Terraform. This step will download the necessary providers and prepare your project for deployment:
cd terraform-project
terraform init- Apply the Terraform Configuration Apply the Terraform configuration to provision the AWS resources:
terraform applyConfirm the action when prompted, and Terraform will begin creating the infrastructure.
This project is organized into several modules, each responsible for a different aspect of the smart home network. Here's a brief overview:
modules/vpc: Configures the network environment. modules/security: Defines security groups for different services. modules/app-servers: Deploys EC2 instances for the microservices. modules/database: Sets up DynamoDB tables for data storage. modules/load_balancing: Implements load balancing for high availability. modules/autoscaling_group: Manages autoscaling for the services.
To avoid incurring unnecessary charges, remember to destroy the resources once you're done:
terraform destroy