What is Terraform Cloud?

Managed service by HashiCorp to run Terraform remotely with team collaboration.

• State stored in cloud (not on your laptop)
• Auto-runs when you push code to GitHub
• Secure variable storage (API keys, secrets)
• Full audit trail

Setup Steps

1. Create Account & Workspace

• Go to app.terraform.io
• Create Organization
• New Workspace → Version Control Workflow

2. Connect to VCS (GitHub)

• Connect to VCS → Authorize GitHub
• Choose a repository (your Terraform code repo)
• Configure settings → Create workspace

3. Add AWS Credentials as Variables

Terraform Cloud needs AWS access to create resources. Do NOT put keys in code.

In IAM → Create User → Attach policy → Create Access Key

Then in Terraform Cloud Workspace → Variables tab: