Azure Cloud Lab: Secure Web App Deployment with Terraform

Infrastructure as Code project — Deployed a secure Ubuntu VM with Nginx in Azure using Terraform.

🎯 Overview

Automated deployment of a production-grade web server in Azure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
Includes:

• Virtual Network (VNet)
• Network Security Group (NSG) with restricted access
• Ubuntu 22.04 VM with Nginx and HTTPS
• Automated configuration via cloud-init
• Self-signed SSL certificate

📈 Result / Impact

• Automated end-to-end Azure web environment provisioning with Terraform, reducing manual setup effort.
• Enforced safer network access with NSG restrictions (IP-scoped access model).
• Standardized VM bootstrap using cloud-init for repeatable Nginx + HTTPS configuration.
• Demonstrated production-style IaC workflow suitable for junior cloud/DevOps portfolio validation.

🛠️ Technologies

• ✅ Terraform (IaC)
• ✅ Azure CLI
• ✅ Linux (Ubuntu 22.04)
• ✅ Nginx + OpenSSL
• ✅ Cloud-init

📸 Screenshots

💡 Note: HTTPS uses a self-signed certificate — browser shows warning. This is expected.

🔧 How to Run

1. Clone this repo
2. Create Azure Service Principal (with Contributor role)
3. Fill in terraform.tfvars with your credentials:
   • your_ip must be in CIDR format (example: 203.0.113.10/32)
   • admin_ssh_public_key must contain your full SSH public key
4. Run:

   terraform init
   terraform plan -var-file="terraform.tfvars"
   terraform apply -var-file="terraform.tfvars"