Terraform Import Example — AWS EC2 Instance

Do you need to import an EC2 instance into Terraform? Learn how to do this the right way without accidentally deleting your resources.

This post first appeared on TeKanAid’s blog.

Terraform Import Example in AWS

Video

Below is a video explanation and demo.

Video Chapters

This video lecture has been taken from my course: Terraform 101 — Certified Terraform Associate

You can skip to the relevant chapters below:

• 00:00 — Introduction
• 02:22 — Terraform Import Docs
• 04:30 — Create EC2 Instance from Console
• 07:18 — Run Terraform Import Command
• 08:26 — Create the Terraform Configuration
• 11:39 — Wrap-up

Overview