/terraform-aws-tfstate-backend

Terraform module that provision an S3 bucket to store the `terraform.tfstate` file and a DynamoDB table to lock the state file to prevent concurrent modifications and state corruption.

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Terraform module to provision an S3 bucket to store terraform.tfstate file and a DynamoDB table to lock the state file to prevent concurrent modifications and state corruption.

The module supports the following:

  1. Forced server-side encryption at rest for the S3 bucket
  2. S3 bucket versioning to allow for Terraform state recovery in the case of accidental deletions and human errors
  3. State locking and consistency checking via DynamoDB table to prevent concurrent operations
  4. DynamoDB server-side encryption

https://www.terraform.io/docs/backends/types/s3.html

NOTE: The operators of the module (IAM Users) must have permissions to create S3 buckets and DynamoDB tables when performing terraform plan and terraform apply

NOTE: This module cannot be used to apply changes to the mfa_delete feature of the bucket. Changes regarding mfa_delete can only be made manually using the root credentials with MFA of the AWS Account where the bucket resides. Please see: hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws#62


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Usage

  1. Define the module in your .tf file using local state:

    terraform {
      required_version = ">= 0.11.3"
    }
    
    module "terraform_state_backend" {
      source        = "git::https://github.com/cloudposse/terraform-aws-tfstate-backend.git?ref=master"
      namespace     = "cp"
      stage         = "prod"
      name          = "terraform"
      attributes    = ["state"]
      region        = "us-east-1"
    }
  2. terraform init

  3. terraform apply. This will create the state bucket and locking table.

  4. Then add a backend that uses the new bucket and table:

    terraform {
      required_version = ">= 0.11.3"
    
      backend "s3" {
        region         = "us-east-1"
        bucket         = "< the name of the S3 bucket >"
        key            = "terraform.tfstate"
        dynamodb_table = "< the name of the DynamoDB table >"
        encrypt        = true
      }
    }
    
    module "another_module" {
      source = "....."
    }
  5. terraform init. Terraform will detect that you're trying to move your state into S3 and ask, "Do you want to copy existing state to the new backend?" Enter "yes". Now state is stored in the bucket and the DynamoDB table will be used to lock the state to prevent concurrent modifications.


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Makefile Targets

Available targets:

  help                                Help screen
  help/all                            Display help for all targets
  help/short                          This help short screen
  lint                                Lint terraform code

Inputs

Name Description Type Default Required
acl The canned ACL to apply to the S3 bucket string private no
additional_tag_map Additional tags for appending to each tag map map <map> no
attributes Additional attributes (e.g. state) list <list> no
block_public_acls Whether Amazon S3 should block public ACLs for this bucket. string false no
block_public_policy Whether Amazon S3 should block public bucket policies for this bucket. string false no
context Default context to use for passing state between label invocations map <map> no
delimiter Delimiter to be used between namespace, environment, stage, name and attributes string - no
enable_server_side_encryption Enable DynamoDB server-side encryption string true no
environment Environment, e.g. 'prod', 'staging', 'dev', 'pre-prod', 'UAT' string `` no
force_destroy A boolean that indicates the S3 bucket can be destroyed even if it contains objects. These objects are not recoverable string false no
ignore_public_acls Whether Amazon S3 should ignore public ACLs for this bucket. string false no
label_order The naming order of the id output and Name tag list <list> no
mfa_delete A boolean that indicates that versions of S3 objects can only be deleted with MFA. ( Terraform cannot apply changes of this value; hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws#629 ) string false no
name Solution name, e.g. 'app' or 'jenkins' string terraform no
namespace Namespace, which could be your organization name or abbreviation, e.g. 'eg' or 'cp' string `` no
prevent_unencrypted_uploads Prevent uploads of unencrypted objects to S3 string true no
profile AWS profile name as set in the shared credentials file string `` no
read_capacity DynamoDB read capacity units string 5 no
regex_replace_chars Regex to replace chars with empty string in namespace, environment, stage and name. By default only hyphens, letters and digits are allowed, all other chars are removed string /[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/ no
region AWS Region the S3 bucket should reside in string - yes
restrict_public_buckets Whether Amazon S3 should restrict public bucket policies for this bucket. string false no
role_arn The role to be assumed string `` no
stage Stage, e.g. 'prod', 'staging', 'dev', OR 'source', 'build', 'test', 'deploy', 'release' string `` no
tags Additional tags (e.g. map('BusinessUnit','XYZ') map <map> no
terraform_backend_config_file_name Name of terraform backend config file string terraform.tf no
terraform_backend_config_file_path The path to terrafrom project directory string `` no
terraform_state_file The path to the state file inside the bucket string terraform.tfstate no
terraform_version The minimum required terraform version string 0.11.3 no
write_capacity DynamoDB write capacity units string 5 no

Outputs

Name Description
dynamodb_table_arn DynamoDB table ARN
dynamodb_table_id DynamoDB table ID
dynamodb_table_name DynamoDB table name
s3_bucket_arn S3 bucket ARN
s3_bucket_domain_name S3 bucket domain name
s3_bucket_id S3 bucket ID
terraform_backend_config Rendered Terraform backend config file

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