Installation

Set up Terraform and configure your environment for Patterned Designs modules.

This page covers the prerequisites and setup required to use Patterned Designs Terraform modules.

Install Terraform

Download and install Terraform from the official website.

# Verify installation
terraform version

Configure AWS Credentials

Patterned Designs modules deploy to AWS. Configure your credentials using one of these methods:

Environment Variables

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your-access-key"
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your-secret-key"
export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="us-east-1"

AWS CLI Profile

aws configure --profile your-profile

Use IAM roles with your CI/CD platform for secure, credential-free authentication.

Verify Setup

# Test AWS connectivity
aws sts get-caller-identity

# Initialize a test directory
terraform init

Next Steps