CS436 Project, A GCP Infrastructure Deployment with Terraform

This repository contains the Terraform configuration files to deploy and manage infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure you have the following installed:

• Terraform
• gcloud CLI
• A Google Cloud account with billing enabled or Free Trial

GCP Setup Using gcloud CLI

Before applying the Terraform configuration, ensure your Google Cloud project is correctly configured via the gcloud CLI:

1. Authenticate with Google Cloud:

   gcloud auth login
   gcloud auth application-default login
   

2. List Available Projects (Optional):

   gcloud projects list
   

3. Set the Desired Project:

   gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

4. Install kubectl Component (if not already installed):

   gcloud components install kubectl

5. Enable Required Services:

   gcloud services enable compute.googleapis.com --project=PROJECT_ID
   gcloud services enable container.googleapis.com --project=PROJECT_ID

6. (Optional) Get Cluster Credentials for Kubernetes Access:

   gcloud container clusters get-credentials ecommerce-cluster --zone europe-west1-b --project=PROJECT_ID

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Deniz1433/CS436-Term-Project.git
cd CS436-Term-Project

2. Create a GCP Project

Create a new project in Google Cloud Console and note down your Project ID.

3. Create .tfvars File

Create a file named terraform.tfvars in the project root directory with the following content:

project_id                  = "your-project-id"
mysql_root_password         = "your-mysql-root-password"
db_host                     = "your-db-host"
db_user                     = "your-db-user"
db_password                 = "your-db-password"
db_name                     = "your-db-name"
session_secret              = "your-session-secret"
node_env                    = "your-node-env"
mailgun_api_key             = "your-mailgun-api-key"
mailgun_domain              = "your-mailgun-domain"
email_from                  = "your-email-from-address"
dangerously_disable_host_check = "true-or-false"
gmail_user                  = "mail-address"
gmail_pass                  = "application-password"

4. Initialize Terraform

Run the following command to initialize the working directory:

terraform init

5. Review the Execution Plan

Generate and review the execution plan:

terraform plan

6. Apply the Configuration

Deploy the infrastructure to GCP:

terraform apply

Confirm the action when prompted.

Extra Notes:

• Please make sure the files use LF instead of CRLF.
• Ensure to log in to your GCP account.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.