Automation of Strapi App Deployment on AWS

This project automates the deployment process of a Strapi app on AWS EC2 using Terraform, Python, and Bash scripting. This Automation Project follows the steps

Prerequisites

• Packages: Python3, Git, Terraform

• Strapi App:

  • You need to have a Strapi app hosted on GitHub.

    If you don't have the app, you can create a Strapi project using the Strapi Quickstart and push it to the GitHub. Run the following command to create a Strapi app:

    npx create-strapi-app@latest my-project --quickstart

• AWS Account:

  An AWS account with the necessary permissions to create EC2 instances, RDS databases, and S3 buckets.

Automation Steps

1. Clone the Repository

Clone the Strapi app repository on your development machine.

git clone https://github.com/VinayakSingoriya/Strapi-Automation.git

cd Strapi-Automation

2. Create a Private-Public Key Pair

Generate an SSH Key pair on development machine.

ssh-keygen

3. Update Terraform Variables

Create a terraform.tfvars file and provide the necessary key-value pairs based on your AWS environment and Strapi app configuration.

# Region and Access Credentials
region     = ""
access_key = ""
secret_key = ""

# Instance Information
instance_type = "t2.small"
image_name    = "ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-jammy-22.04-amd64-server-*"

# Key-Pair
key_name         = ""
private_key_path = ""
public_key_path  = ""

# EC2 Security Group
instance_security_group_name = ""
inbound_ports                = [80, 443, 22, 1337]

# AWS RDS Security Group 
db_security_group_name = ""

# AWS RDS Configuration
db_username = ""
db_password = ""

#path
project_root_path   = ""  # set the root path of the Strapi project (which is on development machine)
terraform_root_path = ""  # set the root path of the Terraform code (which is on development machine)

# Git Credentials
# git clone https://$GIT_USERNAME:[email protected]/your_username/your_repo.git
gitUsername   = ""            # GIT_USERNAME
gitPassword   = ""            # GIT_PASSWORD
your_username = ""
your_repo     = ""

4. Terraform Initialization

Run the following commands to initialize Terraform and plan the infrastructure.

terraform init
terraform plan

5. Start the Automation Process

You can start the automation process by running the following command:

terraform apply --auto-approve

Use the --auto-approve flag to automatically apply changes without user intervention.

At the end of the automation process, the terraform will provide the Access points of the following:

• AWS RDS Endpoints
• AWS S3 Endpoints
• AWS EC2 Public IP

You can access the Strapi App using the public IP of the AWS EC2 machine.

http://<ec2_instance_public_ip>