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VPC resource "aws_vpc" "main" { cidr_block = var.vpc_cidr enable_dns_hostnames = true enable_dns_support = true tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-vpc" } } # Internet Gateway resource "aws_internet_gateway" "main" { vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-igw" } } # Public Subnets resource "aws_subnet" "public" { count = 2 vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id cidr_block = cidrsubnet(var.vpc_cidr, 8, count.index) availability_zone = data.aws_availability_zones.available.names[count.index] map_public_ip_on_launch = true tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-public-${count.index + 1}" Type = "public" } } # Private Subnets resource "aws_subnet" "private" { count = 2 vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id cidr_block = cidrsubnet(var.vpc_cidr, 8, count.index + 10) availability_zone = data.aws_availability_zones.available.names[count.index] tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-private-${count.index + 1}" Type = "private" } } # Elastic IP for NAT Gateway resource "aws_eip" "nat" { count = 1 domain = "vpc" tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-nat-eip" } } # NAT Gateway resource "aws_nat_gateway" "main" { count = 1 allocation_id = aws_eip.nat[0].id subnet_id = aws_subnet.public[0].id tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-nat" } depends_on = [aws_internet_gateway.main] } # Route Tables resource "aws_route_table" "public" { vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id route { cidr_block = "0.0.0.0/0" gateway_id = aws_internet_gateway.main.id } tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-public-rt" } } resource "aws_route_table" "private" { vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id route { cidr_block = "0.0.0.0/0" nat_gateway_id = aws_nat_gateway.main[0].id } tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-private-rt" } } # Route Table Associations resource "aws_route_table_association" "public" { count = length(aws_subnet.public) subnet_id = aws_subnet.public[count.index].id route_table_id = aws_route_table.public.id } resource "aws_route_table_association" "private" { count = length(aws_subnet.private) subnet_id = aws_subnet.private[count.index].id route_table_id = aws_route_table.private.id } </code></pre></div></div> <h2 id="step-3-initialize-and-plan">Step 3: Initialize and Plan</h2> Ask your AI assistant: <blockquote> “Initialize and validate my aws-tutorial Terraform configuration” </blockquote> Expected response: <div class="language-json highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>{ "terry-results": [ { "action": "init", "success": true, "stdout": "Terraform has been successfully initialized!" }, { "action": "validate", "success": true, "stdout": "Success! The configuration is valid." } ] } </code></pre></div></div> Now create a plan: <blockquote> “Generate a Terraform plan for aws-tutorial with environment=dev” </blockquote> <h2 id="step-4-add-security-groups">Step 4: Add Security Groups</h2> Ask your AI assistant: <blockquote> “Add security groups for a web application with ALB, web servers, and RDS database” </blockquote> security_groups.tf: <div class="language-hcl highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code># ALB Security Group resource "aws_security_group" "alb" { name_prefix = "${var.project_name}-alb-" description = "Security group for Application Load Balancer" vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id ingress { from_port = 80 to_port = 80 protocol = "tcp" cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] description = "HTTP from anywhere" } ingress { from_port = 443 to_port = 443 protocol = "tcp" cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] description = "HTTPS from anywhere" } egress { from_port = 0 to_port = 0 protocol = "-1" cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] description = "Allow all outbound" } tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-alb-sg" } } # Web Server Security Group resource "aws_security_group" "web" { name_prefix = "${var.project_name}-web-" description = "Security group for web servers" vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id ingress { from_port = 80 to_port = 80 protocol = "tcp" security_groups = [aws_security_group.alb.id] description = "HTTP from ALB" } egress { from_port = 0 to_port = 0 protocol = "-1" cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"] description = "Allow all outbound" } tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-web-sg" } } # RDS Security Group resource "aws_security_group" "rds" { name_prefix = "${var.project_name}-rds-" description = "Security group for RDS database" vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id ingress { from_port = 3306 to_port = 3306 protocol = "tcp" security_groups = [aws_security_group.web.id] description = "MySQL from web servers" } tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-rds-sg" } } </code></pre></div></div> <h2 id="step-5-add-application-resources">Step 5: Add Application Resources</h2> Ask your AI assistant: <blockquote> “Add an Application Load Balancer and Auto Scaling Group for web servers” </blockquote> alb.tf: <div class="language-hcl highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code># Application Load Balancer resource "aws_lb" "main" { name = "${var.project_name}-alb" internal = false load_balancer_type = "application" security_groups = [aws_security_group.alb.id] subnets = aws_subnet.public[*].id enable_deletion_protection = false enable_http2 = true tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-alb" } } # Target Group resource "aws_lb_target_group" "web" { name = "${var.project_name}-web-tg" port = 80 protocol = "HTTP" vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id health_check { enabled = true healthy_threshold = 2 unhealthy_threshold = 2 timeout = 5 interval = 30 path = "/health" matcher = "200" } tags = { Name = "${var.project_name}-web-tg" } } # ALB Listener resource "aws_lb_listener" "web" { load_balancer_arn = aws_lb.main.arn port = 80 protocol = "HTTP" default_action { type = "forward" target_group_arn = aws_lb_target_group.web.arn } } </code></pre></div></div> <h2 id="step-6-review-and-analyze">Step 6: Review and Analyze</h2> Ask your AI assistant: <blockquote> “Analyze my aws-tutorial configuration for security best practices” </blockquote> The assistant will use Terry-Form’s analysis tools: <div class="language-json highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>{ "analysis": { "score": 85, "issues": [ { "severity": "warning", "type": "security", "message": "ALB is not using HTTPS listener", "recommendation": "Add HTTPS listener with SSL certificate" }, { "severity": "info", "type": "cost", "message": "NAT Gateway incurs hourly charges", "recommendation": "Consider NAT instances for dev environments" } ] } } </code></pre></div></div> <h2 id="step-7-cost-estimation">Step 7: Cost Estimation</h2> Ask your AI assistant: <blockquote> “Can you estimate the monthly cost for this infrastructure?” </blockquote> Approximate AWS Costs: <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Resource</th> <th>Count</th> <th>Monthly Cost</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>VPC</td> <td>1</td> <td>$0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NAT Gateway</td> <td>1</td> <td>~$45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ALB</td> <td>1</td> <td>~$22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>t3.micro instances</td> <td>2</td> <td>~$15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RDS db.t3.micro</td> <td>1</td> <td>~$15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td> </td> <td>~$97/month</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="step-8-outputs">Step 8: Outputs</h2> Add outputs to see important values: outputs.tf: <div class="language-hcl highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>output "alb_dns_name" { description = "DNS name of the load balancer" value = aws_lb.main.dns_name } output "vpc_id" { description = "ID of the VPC" value = aws_vpc.main.id } output "public_subnet_ids" { description = "IDs of public subnets" value = aws_subnet.public[*].id } output "private_subnet_ids" { description = "IDs of private subnets" value = aws_subnet.private[*].id } </code></pre></div></div> <h2 id="best-practices-demonstrated">Best Practices Demonstrated</h2> <ol> <li>Multi-AZ Deployment: Resources spread across availability zones</li> <li>Network Isolation: Public/private subnet separation</li> <li>Security Groups: Least privilege access</li> <li>Tagging Strategy: Consistent resource tagging</li> <li>Modular Design: Separated into logical files</li> </ol> <h2 id="cleanup">Cleanup</h2> When you’re done experimenting: <blockquote> “Generate a plan to destroy all resources in aws-tutorial” </blockquote> <div class="alert alert-warning"> ⚠️ Important Terry-Form MCP blocks <code>destroy</code> operations by default. This is intentional for safety. To destroy resources, you'll need to run Terraform directly or enable destroy in Terry-Form's configuration. </div> <h2 id="next-steps">Next Steps</h2> <ol> <li>Add HTTPS: Configure ACM certificate and HTTPS listener</li> <li>Add RDS: Create a managed database instance</li> <li>Add Monitoring: CloudWatch alarms and dashboards</li> <li>Add Backup: Automated snapshots and retention</li> <li>Add CI/CD: Integrate with deployment pipeline</li> </ol> <h2 id="advanced-topics">Advanced Topics</h2> <h3 id="using-terraform-modules">Using Terraform Modules</h3> <div class="language-hcl highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>module "vpc" { source = "terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws" version = "5.0.0" name = var.project_name cidr = var.vpc_cidr azs = data.aws_availability_zones.available.names private_subnets = [for i in range(2) : cidrsubnet(var.vpc_cidr, 8, i + 10)] public_subnets = [for i in range(2) : cidrsubnet(var.vpc_cidr, 8, i)] enable_nat_gateway = true single_nat_gateway = true } </code></pre></div></div> <h3 id="state-management">State Management</h3> <div class="language-hcl highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>terraform { backend "s3" { bucket = "my-terraform-state" key = "aws-tutorial/terraform.tfstate" region = "us-east-1" dynamodb_table = "terraform-state-lock" encrypt = true } } </code></pre></div></div> <h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> In this tutorial, you learned how to: ✅ Create a VPC with public/private subnets ✅ Configure security groups ✅ Set up an Application Load Balancer ✅ Use Terry-Form MCP for safe Terraform operations ✅ Analyze configurations for best practices <h2 id="resources">Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs">AWS Terraform Provider Docs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.terraform.io/docs/cloud/guides/recommended-practices/index.html">Terraform Best Practices</a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/">AWS Well-Architected Framework</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <div class="tutorial-nav"> <a href="/terry-form-mcp/tutorials/" class="btn">← Back to Tutorials</a> </div> </div> </article> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="footer-container"> <div class="footer-section"> <h4>Terry-Form MCP</h4> Enterprise-grade Terraform automation through Model Context Protocol <div class="social-links"> <a href="https://github.com/aj-geddes/terry-form-mcp" aria-label="GitHub"> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/terryform" aria-label="Twitter"> </a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-section"> <h4>Documentation</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/terry-form-mcp/getting-started">Getting Started</a></li> <li><a href="/terry-form-mcp/guides/">Guides</a></li> <li><a href="/terry-form-mcp/api/">API Reference</a></li> <li><a href="/terry-form-mcp/tutorials/">Tutorials</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-section"> <h4>Community</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/aj-geddes/terry-form-mcp/discussions">Discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/aj-geddes/terry-form-mcp/issues">Issues</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-section"> <h4>Resources</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/terry-form-mcp/architecture/">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/terry-form-mcp/guides/security">Security</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer-bottom"> © 2025 Terry-Form MCP. 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