Launch Template Basic

📦 Overview

This Terraform module provisions a basic AWS Launch Template, enabling consistent, reusable EC2 instance configuration across environments. It is ideal for teams standardizing compute provisioning workflows.

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✅ Key Features

• Creates a reusable EC2 Launch Template
• Accepts AMI ID, instance type, and template name
• Tags resources with environment and ownership metadata
• Designed for integration with Auto Scaling Groups or Spot Fleets

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💼 Use Cases

• Standardize EC2 provisioning across environments
• Launch instances via ASGs, Spot Fleets, or manual methods
• Pre-define reusable compute configurations for autoscaling workloads
• Enable infrastructure-as-code repeatability across teams

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📥 Input Variables

Name	Type	Description
region	string	AWS region to deploy the launch template
template_name	string	Name to assign to the launch template
ami_id	string	AMI ID to use for EC2 instance launches
instance_type	string	EC2 instance type (e.g., t3.micro, m5.large)
environment	string	Tag value for environment (e.g., dev, staging, prod)

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📤 Outputs

Name	Description
launch_template_id	The unique ID of the created launch template
launch_template_name	The name of the created launch template

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🚀 Deployment Readiness

• ✅ Terraform 1.0+ compatible
• ✅ Uses AWS Provider 5.x+
• ☁️ Requires ec2:CreateLaunchTemplate permissions
• 🎯 Ensure AMI ID is valid for the chosen region

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🛠️ Example Usage

module "launch_template_basic_deployment" {
  source         = "git::ssh://git@github.com/archiphire/aws-level-1-modules.git//compute/launch-template-basic?ref=v1.0.0"

  region         = "us-east-1"
  template_name  = "archiphire-launch-template"
  ami_id         = "ami-0abcdef1234567890"
  instance_type  = "t3.micro"
  environment    = "dev"
}

terraform init
terraform plan
terraform apply

or

tofu init
tofu plan
tofu apply

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🧹 Cleanup

Terraform Destroy (Isolated Use):

terraform destroy

or

tofu destroy

Manual Deletion (Recommended for Production):

Delete the template manually via AWS Console or CLI:

aws ec2 delete-launch-template --launch-template-id <template_id>

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🛡️ Notes

This is a Level 1 compute module designed for modular EC2 provisioning.
Pair this with Level 2 modules like Auto Scaling Group or EC2 Fleet templates for production deployments.

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🔒 Deployment Package Notice

This module is part of the Level 1 AWS License Tier.
To access the full deployment package and source code, subscribe to Archiphire.