03-terraform-aws-configure.md

Connect Terraform with AWS to Create AWS Resources

1. Install AWS CLI

On Linux:

• Download and install AWS CLI:

  curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
  unzip awscliv2.zip
  sudo ./aws/install

• Verify installation:

  aws --version

On Windows:

• Download the installer from AWS CLI Official Site
• Run the installer and follow the setup instructions.
• Verify installation:

  aws --version

On macOS:

• Install using Homebrew:

  brew install awscli

• Verify installation:

  aws --version

2. Configure AWS CLI

• Run the following command to configure AWS credentials:

  aws configure

• Provide the following details when prompted:
  • AWS Access Key ID
  • AWS Secret Access Key
  • Default region name (e.g., us-east-1)
  • Default output format (e.g., json or text)

NOTE: Above command stores AWS credentials in ~/.aws/credentials, Terraform uses those credentails to interact with AWS.