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Setting Up Terragrunt and Creating a Basic Configuration File

In this lab, you will learn how to use Terragrunt to launch two EC2 instances in different AWS AZs with a single template. You will use a simple folder structure that includes a module folder with a `main.tf`, `variables.tf`, and `outputs.tf` file, as well as a `terragrunt.hcl` file. By the end of the lab, you will have a better understanding of how Terragrunt can be used to easily manage infrastructure in AWS.

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Level

Intermediate

Duration

30m

Published

May 19, 2023

Challenge

Create the Directory Structure for the Terragrunt Project
- Check that Terraform is installed and functioning properly.
- Check that Terragrunt is installed and functioning properly.
- Create a new directory to house your Terraform code called ec2-instances.
- In the ec2-instances directory, create a directory called module.
- Also create a terragrunt.hcl file in the same ec2-instances directory.
Challenge

Write Your Terragrunt Module Code
- In the module directory, create a new file called main.tf and add the provided code.
- Create a new file called variables.tf and add the provided code.
- Create a new file called outputs.tf and add the provided code.
Challenge

Write Your terragrunt.hcl File Code

Create a new file called terragrunt.hcl and add the provided code.
Challenge

Deploy Your Code and Verify Resources Were Launched in AWS
- Initialize the Terragrunt configuration to fetch any required providers and get the code being referenced in the module block.
- Validate the code.
- Review the actions that will be performed when you deploy the code.
- Deploy the code.
- View the resources that were created.
- Tear down the infrastructure.

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