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Lab 20: Create SSM Parameter Using Terraform

The Nautilus DevOps team needs to create an SSM parameter in AWS with the following requirements:

  1. The name of the parameter should be devops-ssm-parameter.

  2. Set the parameter type to String.

  3. Set the parameter value to devops-value.

  4. The parameter should be created in the us-east-1 region.

  5. Ensure the parameter is successfully created using terraform and can be retrieved when the task is completed.

The Terraform working directory is /home/bob/terraform. Create the main.tf file (do not create a different .tf file) to accomplish this task.

Note: Right-click under the EXPLORER section in VS Code and select Open in Integrated Terminal to launch the terminal.

Create main.tf

resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "devops-ssm-parameter" {
  name  = "devops-ssm-parameter"
  type  = "String"
  value = "devops-value"
}
terraform init
terraform plan -out kke.plan && terraform apply kke.plan
# or apply forcefully without creating plan and applying it
terraform apply -auto-approve