Terraform Codes

Using Terraform to deploy Wordpress and Monit

This Terraform code is used to deploy a WordPress server on AWS using Bitnami AMI and enable Monit for monitoring purpose. By default, the script will use AWS Singapore region and default VPC subnet.

Prerequisites

AWS AKI/SAK keys with AdministratorAccess privilege
AWS SSH key pair

How to use the script

First, you need to install Terraform on your PC, see this guide. Clone this repo and go to wp-elb directory and run following commands:

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=my_access_key_id
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=my_secret_access_key_id
terraform init
terraform plan
terraform apply

You will be asked to key in the name of your AWS EC2 SSH Key when you do terraform plan and terraform apply.

terraform apply will create EC2 instances running Wordpress and Monit.

Accessing WordPress

terraform apply will give output of elb_dns_name. Use your browser to connect to the DNS name of elb_dns_name to access WordPress. The get the credentials to login to WordPress, you need to SSH to the EC2 instance and get it from bitnami_credentials file.

Acccessing Monitoring Server