Terraform module which creates an AWS Windows Server EC2 instance installed with Python and Git.
Without any required input, the module creates everything you need for a quick ephemeral EC2 instance with the latest version of Python and Git installed:
- EC2 instance using the latest Windows Server AMI
- Security group only allowing access to the EC2 instance from your IP address using Remote Desktop and WinRM
- Key pair for creating the EC2 instance using a freshly generated 4096-bit RSA TLS key
- A random administrator password to use in connecting via Remote Desktop (RDP) to the EC2 instance (see Security below)
module "win-python-ec2" {
source = "plus3it/win-python-ec2/aws"
version = "1.0.2"
}To place the EC2 instance in a specific subnet, provide the ID in the subnet_id variable. Otherwise, the module will put the EC2 instance in the default subnet associated with the availability zone (AZ) provided in the az_to_find_subnet variable but not necessary that AZ.
The module provides these security features:
- Assignment of the a randomly generated 16-character password with at least 2 upper, 2 lower, 2 special, and 2 numeric characters to the EC2 instance administrator account. The password is marked sensitive in Terraform and will be redacted in logs and the initial output from the module. Given the above module name, to see the password, type
terraform output module.win-python-ec2.win_pass. - Generation of a fresh 4096-bit RSA key pair just for the instance (the public and private keys are only saved to the
.godsaker/directory, locally where Terraform is run). - Creation of a new security group for the EC2 instance only allowing RDP and WinRM access for the IP address where Terraform is run
However, the module may also have vulnerabilities and should only be used for creating ephemeral instances.
Module managed by Plus3 IT.
MIT Licensed. See LICENSE for full details.