Terraform Automation using Jenkins | Automate Infrastructure setup using Terraform and Jenkins

how to execute Terraform scripts automatically using Jenkins pipeline. We will learn how to create EC2 instance using Terraform and Jenkins in AWS cloud.

Pre-requisites:
Jenkins is up and running
Terraform is installed in Jenkins
Terraform files already created in your SCM.

Step 1 - Create IAM role

Step 2 - Attach IAM role to Jenkins EC2

Step 3 - Create Jenkins pipeline with parameters

Step 4- Execute pipeline

[mohitmansi]

Thanks for this tutorial. Followed it step by step and it worked as expected. Thank you. :)

[AmirulAhmad]

Thank you for the tutorial. Can we limit the access for the role (if you have an example that would be great) rather having EC2 Full Access? I'm feeling not comfortable in using 'All access" role.

[alan-j]

@devopscoach, How are you managing the state files after applying a resource? You didnt talk about this point at all which is very important?

[vanessamofor]

Great video, thank you. When building with parameters in Jenkins how can we automate the process for example using github webhooks when we have to choose the actions, like in your example apply or destroy?

[thangamdurai]

It's very clear explanation..Sir, also how would we setup build with parameterized job for while provision the services in aws for dev, cert, prod environments? Is it possible to setup both the actions in single pipeline?

[mbomboaimaim]

Fantastic Tutorials. My initial thought of this workFlow is that we are using IaC {{ Terraform }}to build infrastructure .Why Don't we build every resource using Terraform including the EC2 hosting Jenkins

[pngmors]

can anyone please help me to understand ( assume terraform code is ready for one region)
1> Can we use different name (e.g. envjenkinfile ) ?
2> what is the best way to deploy multi region infrastructure with jenkins ( create separate jenkinfile or same ? create separate jobs or same job ? )
3> create separate git branch or just create separate tvars folder ?

[mdnishadhussain]

Nice tutorial but I just want to ask you one thing about the Use Case of this integration.
As we can create an ec2 using terraform by simply provisioning the infrastructure then why doing integration with Jenkins.
Could you please provide me the actual Use Case of this integration?
Thanks.

[kyleatendido]

Hi! Where do you store the Terraform state file after it has been deployed in Jenkins?

[rohanrustagi]

sir how to access the ec2 instance created by the terraform as we dont have the key to attach?

[freemangh]

pls add "--no-color" to your terraform execution line

[rahimkhan-fhdd]

Hi nice video,
I just started learning devops,
I have a question that how Jenkins comes to know to read terraform file only and execute the code?
An application can have n no of file like .java, .text etc how it will choose only terraform files ?

[UniqueUnique]

This is real case like this do pipeline

[sivakumarchodavarapu]

hi, if my jenkins in my local machine. then how it will connect to aws and it will create ec2