terraform-google-gce

A Terraform module for creating a fully functional Google GCE instance.

Module Input Variables

Required:

• project - The ID of the project in which the resource belongs to
• name - The name of the instance

Defaults:

• machine_type - The type of instance you want to use, defaults to n1-standard-1
• zone - The zone you want to launch your instance in, defaults to northamerica-northeast1-a
• image - The image you want to use for your instance, defaults to ubuntu-1604-lts
• allow_stopping_for_update - Allows Terraform to stop the instance to update its properties, defaults to false
• can_ip_forward - Allow sending and receiving of packets with non-matching source or destination IPs, defaults to false
• create_timeout - Timeout in minutes for creating instances, defaults to 0
• description - Instance description, defaults to nothing
• deletion_protection - Enable deletion protection on this instance, defaults to false
• scopes - A list of service scopes to use, defaults to cloud-platform
• protocol - The name of the protocols to allow, defaults to tcp
• ports - List of ports and/or port ranges to allow, defaults to 80, 443, 22
• size - Size of the instance in GB, defaults to 10

Module Outputs

• instance_id - The gce instance id

Usage

Examples

Take a look at gce.tf for a working example.

You can overwrite more default variables if you need to.

Launching the Instance

Initialize Terraform:

terraform init

Review your changes:

terraform plan

Apply your changes:

terraform apply

Output Instance information:

terraform show

Contributing

When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via a Github issue.

Contributors

• Alex Podobnik
• James Ma