Your First Terraform Project: Build a Complete AWS VPC in 20 Minutes
SynfraCore·February 2025·10 min read
Prerequisites
AWS account (free tier works), Terraform installed (`brew install terraform`), AWS CLI configured (`aws configure`).
Project Structure
## variables.tf
main.tf — Core Resources
## Apply It
Cost Warning
The NAT Gateway costs ~$0.05/hour. Run `terraform destroy` when you are done learning to avoid charges.
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