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aws_instance resource

Learn aws_instance resource in Terraform through a focused explanation, a topic-specific example, an engineering warning, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Advanced
terraform-028.tf
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resource "aws_instance" "web" { ami=var.ami instance_type="t3.micro" subnet_id=aws_subnet.public.id }
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