Technical requirements

For this chapter, you will need a system capable of running Terraform. Terraform is a single binary program written in the Go programming language. Its installation is straightforward and is explained on the HashiCorp Terraform project page (https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/downloads). HashiCorp is the company behind Terraform and other cloud management tools that have become de facto standards in the DevOps world. You will also need an AWS account. AWS provides a Free Tier of services for a limited time. We are using services that have free tiers at the time of writing this book. Before you run the examples, please consult the AWS Free Tier listing to avoid unnecessary costs.