Module 1: The Blueprint

Welcome, Architect. You've mastered the cloud manually, but a true professional never clicks buttons. We write Code to build worlds.

Tactical Intel: What is Terraform?

Terraform is your World Builder. You write your architecture in a file, and Terraform makes it real.

Step 1: The Local Link

Normally, Terraform talks to the real Amazon API. But for this mission, we are working in a Shadow Environment. We need to tell Terraform to talk to our local simulator instead.

Mission: Create a file named main.tf and paste this "Override" block:

provider "aws" {
  region                      = "us-east-1"
  access_key                  = "test"
  secret_key                  = "test"
  skip_credentials_validation = true
  skip_requesting_account_id  = true

  endpoints {
    s3 = "http://ls-test-aws:4566"
  }
}

Step 2: Boot the Engine

Run terraform init. This downloads the "AWS Driver" so Terraform knows how to build Amazon resources.