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AWS Terraform Template

A structured Terraform project template for AWS infrastructure deployments with comprehensive CI/CD integration, security scanning, and best practices enforcement.

Features

  • Production-Ready Structure - Organized file layout following Terraform best practices
  • Multi-Environment Support - Pre-configured dev, qa, and prod environments
  • Security Scanning - Multi-layer scanning with Checkov, TFLint, and Gitleaks
  • CI/CD Pipelines - Azure Pipelines for Terraform deployment with GitHub Actions for validation and release management
  • Auto-Documentation - Automated Terraform docs generation with terraform-docs
  • Semantic Releases - Automated versioning and changelog generation
  • Reusable Modules - Example S3 bucket module with security best practices
  • Cost Estimation - Infracost integration for PR cost impact analysis
Resource Description
Quick Start Get up and running in minutes
Template Usage How to use this template for your project
CI/CD Workflows Understanding the automation pipelines
Security Practices Security scanning and compliance
Repository Structure File and directory layout
Configuration Reference Tool configurations explained

Architecture Overview

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├── environments/          # Environment-specific configurations
│   ├── dev/              # Development settings
│   ├── qa/               # QA/staging settings
│   └── prod/             # Production settings
├── modules/              # Reusable Terraform modules
├── examples/             # Usage examples and patterns
├── .azure-pipelines/     # Azure Pipelines for Terraform deployment
├── .github/workflows/    # GitHub Actions for validation and release
└── docs/                 # Documentation source files

Technology Stack

Tool Purpose
Terraform >= 1.0 Infrastructure as Code
AWS Provider ~> 5.0 Cloud provider
TFLint Linting and best practices
Checkov Security and compliance scanning
Gitleaks Secret detection
Semantic Release Automated versioning
Infracost Cost estimation
Pre-commit Git hook management

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.