Terraform provider

As explained in Google Anthos in Action

A Terraform provider is a plugin that maps Terraform resources and operations to an external platform's provisioning API.

A Terraform provider is a plugin that maps Terraform’s declarative infrastructure code to an external platform’s provisioning API. In GKE on AWS, the Terraform AWS provider instantiates the AWS infrastructure required by the platform. section 5.2.2

The provider participates in the infrastructure workflow by:

• Representing a target state for a computing environment through declarative Terraform code. section 5.2.2
• Mapping Terraform resources and operations to cloud provisioning APIs. section 5.2.2
• Creating components such as load balancers and EC2 virtual machines on AWS. section 5.2.2
• Supporting anthos-gke workflows that generate Terraform code for installation. section 5.2.2

GKE on AWS installation

A Terraform-based GKE on AWS installation uses the Terraform AWS provider to describe and instantiate AWS infrastructure, simplifying deployment and removing the need for a bastion host and management server in the referenced sample configuration. section 5.2.2

Figure 5.12 GKE on AWS architecture

Use the architecture diagram to connect the Terraform-managed AWS components with the broader GKE on AWS deployment. section 5.2.2

How Google Anthos in Action covers it

How deep it goes

Defines providers and demonstrates their AWS role, but stops short of provider implementation internals.

Examples

Uses the Terraform AWS provider to create GKE on AWS components and generate deployment configuration.

What it assumes

Assumes Terraform and cloud-provisioning context while defining providers as the mapping layer between code and platform APIs.

What you can do after

Operate/configure AWS infrastructure declaratively through Terraform-driven GKE on AWS installation workflows.

How it connects

Connects Terraform providers with Infrastructure as Code, declarative target state, cloud provisioning APIs, GKE on AWS, and EC2 virtual machines.

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Related concepts

• root moduleconfigured by · A root module is the Terraform module defined by the configuration files in the current working directory and serving as the entry point for a Terraform operation.
• Terraformused by · Terraform is an open-source infrastructure-as-code tool for defining, provisioning, and managing infrastructure resources through declarative configuration.
• terraform initused by · terraform init is a Terraform command that initializes a working directory and installs or configures its required providers, modules, and backend.
• provider blockconfigured by · A provider block is a Terraform configuration block that configures a provider's settings, such as the target cloud region.

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