Terraform
Terraform is used to allow users to easily and repeatably create resources.
Creation of resources should not be done manually as this leaves a risk that they will not be repeatable should there be a failure or accidental deletion
Tags
We require below tags to be set for resources as it’ll help with easier tracing and cost tracking.
| Tag Key | Tag Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Useful name to identify individual resources | |
| Application ID | Identify resources that are related to a specific application | |
| Namespace/Application Role | Resource group/Describe the function of a particular resource (such as web server, message broker, database) | |
| Stage | alpha/stage/prod | Distinguish between development, test, and production resources |
| ManagedBy | terraform | Indicates the process that manages the resource |
| TF Repo | https://github.com/ | TF Repository which was used to create the resource |
| Team | Infra Platform | Team which created the resource |
| Owner | Infra Platform | Identify who is responsible for the resource |
| Owner DL | team@example.com | DL for issues/notifications related to the resource |
| Cost Center | Identify the cost center or business unit associated with a resource, typically for cost allocation and tracking | |
| Confidentiality | Sensitive | An identifier for the specific data confidentiality level a resource supports |