Terragrunt Blueprint Sample project

As a seasoned Principal Architect on Google Cloud, I’ve always been passionate about defining cloud infrastructure with code. This approach offers unparalleled reusability, auditability, and shareability, which are essential for managing modern cloud environments.

For me, it’s not just about automation; it’s about applying software engineering principles to infrastructure management. I believe in clean, well-structured code that adheres to the DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) and KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid) principles. This ensures maintainability, reduces errors and promotes collaboration within teams.

Today, I’m excited to introduce a Terragrunt blueprintproject, designed to jumpstart your IaC journey on Google Cloud. This meticulously crafted project provides a robust foundation for building and managing your infrastructure, allowing you to focus on delivering value instead of getting bogged down in configuration details.

Why Terragrunt?

Terragrunt, a thin wrapper for Terraform, enhances IaC by promoting code reusability, simplifying configuration, and improving maintainability. Our blueprint leverages Terragrunt’s strengths to offer:

• Modularity: Break down your infrastructure into reusable modules, promoting consistency and reducing duplication.
• Simplified Configuration: Manage environment-specific variables and configurations with ease.
• Remote State Management: Securely store and manage your Terraform state in Google Cloud Storage (GCS).

Key Features

• Pre-configured Terragrunt Setup: The terragrunt.hcl file comes with sensible defaults for remote state management in GCS, provider configuration, and labeling conventions.
• Streamlined Workflow: The included Makefile provides commands for initialization, planning, applying, and destroying your infrastructure, simplifying your workflow.
• Modular Structure: The project is structured around modules, allowing you to organize and manage your infrastructure effectively.
• Example Module: A sample Cloud Storage bucket module demonstrates how to define and deploy resources.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/andrejmaya/gcp-terragrunt-blueprint.git
2. Customize: Update the locals inside theterragrunt.hcl file with your project details and adjust the example module or add your own.
3. Deploy: Use the Makefile to initialize, plan, and apply your infrastructure.

Beyond the Basics

This blueprint serves as a starting point. You can extend it to incorporate:

• Advanced Networking: Configure VPCs, subnets, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Compute Engine: Deploy and manage virtual machines.
• Kubernetes Engine: Provision and manage Kubernetes clusters.
• Cloud SQL: Deploy and manage relational databases.

Call to action

I encourage you to contribute to this project, share your feedback, and help us make it even better. Together, we can build a thriving community around IaC on Google Cloud.

Ready to accelerate your infrastructure automation? Get started with the Terragrunt blueprint today!

https://github.com/andrejmaya/gcp-terragrunt-blueprint.git