Terraform

As explained in Google Anthos in Action

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure-as-code tool for provisioning and managing infrastructure through declarative configuration.

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure-as-code tool for defining a target computing environment declaratively. Terraform providers map cloud provisioning APIs to configuration, allowing generated code to describe infrastructure such as load balancers and AWS EC2 instances. section 5.2.2

In GKE on AWS, anthos-gke uses Terraform to generate infrastructure code, while the Terraform AWS provider instantiates the required AWS resources. Sample Terraform code can simplify installation by reducing reliance on a bastion host and management server. section 5.2.2

GKE on AWS installation

Use the supplied Terraform sample to describe the GKE on AWS environment, including cluster components and AWS-backed infrastructure, instead of manually assembling each resource. section 5.2.2

Figure 5.12 GKE on AWS architecture

Inspect the GKE on AWS architecture to relate Terraform-managed AWS resources to the wider cluster deployment. section 5.2.2

How Google Anthos in Action covers it

How deep it goes

Explains declarative configuration, target state, providers, and generated code, but does not detail Terraform command execution.

Examples

Uses GKE on AWS installation, an AWS provider, generated Terraform code, EC2 instances, and load balancers.

What it assumes

Assumes familiarity with GKE on AWS and cloud infrastructure while defining Terraform and providers explicitly.

What you can do after

Build GKE on AWS infrastructure from declarative configuration through Terraform providers.

How it connects

Connects infrastructure as code with cloud providers, provisioning APIs, GKE on AWS, EC2, and load balancers.

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Related concepts

• Bicepalternative to · Bicep is a declarative domain-specific language for defining and deploying Azure resources through Azure Resource Manager.
• declarative programminguses · Declarative programming is a programming paradigm that specifies desired results, states, relationships, or rules without prescribing the step-by-step operations that produce them.
• Terraform state fileproduces · A file that persistently records Terraform’s representation of managed infrastructure resources and their attributes, linking configuration to real-world instances.
• infrastructure as codeimplements · Infrastructure as code is the practice of defining, provisioning, and managing computing infrastructure through machine-readable code or configuration rather than manual procedures.
• Terraform provideruses · A Terraform provider is a plugin that enables Terraform to manage resources and data sources on a specific infrastructure platform or service through its API.
• HashiCorp Configuration Languageuses · HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) is a human-readable declarative language for expressing structured configuration, including infrastructure and service definitions.

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