Terraform AWS EC2 Config Generator

Terraform by HashiCorp is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that lets you define cloud resources using HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language). For AWS EC2, Terraform manages the lifecycle of virtual servers — from provisioning to termination — in a predictable, version-controlled way.

Copy the generated code into a .tf file (e.g., ec2.tf) inside your Terraform workspace. Then run terraform init, terraform plan, and terraform apply. Make sure your AWS credentials are configured via environment variables or the AWS CLI.

Yes! You can use a data source like aws_ami to fetch the latest Amazon Linux 2 or Ubuntu AMI dynamically. Our generator currently outputs a static ID, but you can replace it with the data source reference. Example:

data "aws_ami" "latest" {
  most_recent = true
  filter {
    name   = "name"
    values = ["amzn2-ami-hvm-*-x86_64-gp2"]
  }
}

Enter them as a comma-separated list in the Security Group IDs field. The generator will convert them into a Terraform list. Example input: sg-123, sg-456 becomes ["sg-123", "sg-456"].

This generator focuses on the resource block only. In a real project, you should configure a backend "s3" with DynamoDB locking to safely share state across teams. Read the official documentation for details.

The generated code follows the AWS provider syntax v4.x and v5.x. Always refer to the Terraform AWS Provider docs for the latest argument reference.