Terraform AWS Infrastructure Setup

This Terraform project creates:

• An Amazon S3 bucket
• An IAM user

Project Structure

terraform-aws-setup/
├── aws-report.sh         # <--- bonus script!
├── main.tf
├── provider.tf
├── modules/
│   ├── s3_bucket/
│   │   ├── main.tf
│   └── iam_user/
│       ├── main.tf

What It Deploys

S3 Bucket - Creates a bucket named unique-name-set-by-you:

IAM User - Creates an IAM user named test-user.

Requirements

• Terraform installed (Install guide)
• AWS account + valid access credentials
• AWS region: eu-west-2 (London)
• AWS S3 Bucket Name: Change to a unique name.

How to Use This Setup

1. Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/rscrafted/terraform-aws-setup.git
cd terraform-aws-setup/

2. Configure AWS Credentials

• Login to AWS Portal
• Go to AWS Management Console
• Go to Security Credentials
• Create Access Key

Set the following environment variables in your terminal:

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your-access-key-id"
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your-secret-access-key"
export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="eu-west-2"

Alternatively, you can configure using the AWS CLI:

aws configure --profile default

Verify details using below command:

cat ~/.aws/credentials
cat ~/.aws/config

3. Terraform Commands

terraform fmt                   # Format code
terraform init                  # Initialize project
terraform plan                  # Preview changes
terraform apply -auto-approve   # Apply infrastructure

Destroy After Testing

terraform destroy

Notes

• Credentials are not stored in this repo — make sure you set them via environment variables or using AWS CLI.
• To change the bucket name or user name, update the module files in modules/.

Important

Always run terraform destroy after testing to avoid unexpected AWS charges.

Bonus: AWS Resource Report Script

This project includes a shell script - aws-report.sh to report current AWS resource usage for:

• S3 buckets
• EC2 instances
• Lambda functions
• IAM users

Assign the execute permission & Run the Script

chmod +x aws-report.sh
./aws-report.sh

Alternatively, if you want to skip assigning executable permission to aws-report.sh, use bash aws-report.sh directly to run the script.

• Make sure your AWS credentials are configured before running.
• Tip: Any typo in jq expressions will return null or fail silently — check syntax carefully when modifying the script.