2-Tier-Architecture Project with Terraform and AWS

This project showcases implementing a scalable and resilient 2-tier architecture using Terraform and AWS. Leveraging the power of infrastructure as code, this setup provides a solid foundation for deploying web applications with high availability and fault tolerance.

Workflow

Features

• Tier 1: Web Tier

  • EC2 instances provisioned in public subnets

  • Auto Scaling Group for handling the dynamic workload

  • Load Balancer for distributing traffic and ensuring high availability

  • Security Groups to control inbound and outbound traffic

• Tier 2: Database Tier

  • RDS MySQL instance in a private subnet

  • Secure network access using security groups

Prerequisites

To use this project, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• AWS account with necessary permissions

• Terraform installed on your local machine

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.

2. Configure your AWS credentials by setting the environment variables or using the AWS CLI.

3. Initialize the Terraform project.

$ terraform init

4. Review the execution plan.

$ terraform plan

5. Deploy the architecture.

$ terraform apply

1. Confirm the deployment by typing yes when prompted.

Cleanup

• To clean up and destroy the infrastructure created by this project, run the following command:

$ terraform destroy

Note: Be cautious as this action cannot be undone.

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.