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--- guide:cloud:advanced [2025/10/21 17:28]
sfebruary [Single, generic, VM project]
+++ guide:cloud:advanced [2025/10/22 10:21] (current)
sfebruary [Single, generic, VM project]
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 ==== Single, generic, VM project ====
-Now that we have some base resources defined, we can proceed to creating an OpenStack instance via the IAC approach. Begin by [[https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/#create-a-blank-project|creating a new, blank project in GitLab]].
+Now that we have some base resources defined, we can proceed to creating an OpenStack instance via the IAC approach. To illustrate the concept, we can again draw on a [[https://github.com/sfebruary/terraform-module-openstack-instance|pre-defined module for an instance]]. NB! This particular example assumes that an SSH key-pair already exists as a resource within your OpenStack project space, as well as a Security Group that allows SSH access to your instances, so be sure to create those first as they will be referenced below.
+Begin by [[https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/#create-a-blank-project|creating a new, blank project in GitLab]].
 Next, we want to create a few files:
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   }
+Finally, proceed to initialise Terraform, plan and apply as we did above in the case of the base project.
+NB! In order to assign a publicly reachable IP address (i.e. a floating IP) to the above instance, you may either modify the above to include this to be done via code, or this may be done/managed via the Horizon dashboard too.

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