add initial files and README

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/terraform/.gitignore

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+# Local .terraform directories
+**/.terraform/*
+
+# .tfstate files
+*.tfstate
+*.tfstate.*
+
+# Crash log files
+crash.log
+crash.*.log
+
+# Exclude all .tfvars files, which are likely to contain sensitive data, such as
+# password, private keys, and other secrets. These should not be part of version 
+# control as they are data points which are potentially sensitive and subject 
+# to change depending on the environment.
+*.tfvars
+*.tfvars.json
+
+# Ignore override files as they are usually used to override resources locally and so
+# are not checked in
+override.tf
+override.tf.json
+*_override.tf
+*_override.tf.json
+
+# Include override files you do wish to add to version control using negated pattern
+# !example_override.tf
+
+# Include tfplan files to ignore the plan output of command: terraform plan -out=tfplan
+# example: *tfplan*
+
+# Ignore CLI configuration files
+.terraformrc
+terraform.rc
+
+# Ignore Mac/OSX system files
+.DS_Store
+
+# Ignore any compiled binaries
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Ignore any log files
+*.log
+
+# Ignore the dist folder which might contain built artifacts
+dist/
+
+# Ignore any local environment files
+.env
+
+# Ignore any temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+
+# Ignore .pem files
+*.pem

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/terraform/README.md

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+# Terraform AWS Configuration
+
+This folder contains the files necessary to deploy a front-end app, server, and database to AWS.
+
+## Quickstart
+
+`cd` into to this folder, then run:
+
+```
+terraform init
+terraform plan
+terraform apply
+```
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+### 1. [Install AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html#getting-started-install-instructions)
+
+### 2. Configure AWS Profile
+
+Log in to the [console](https://aws.amazon.com/console), and [generate an access key](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access-key-self-managed.html). Then set up a profile for this account locally by running the following command:
+
+```
+aws configure --profile <profile_name>
+```
+
+### 3. Initialize Terraform
+
+If it's your first time deploying from this directory, run `terraform init`. This will download
+
+### 4. Deploy
+
+`terraform plan`
+
+## Reference
+
+### Terraform
+
+- [Terraform Docs](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/intro) - _On this page there's a helpful 18 minute video on what Terraform is and how it works, worth watching_
+- [Terraform AWS Tutorial](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/aws-get-started) - _You can start from the top and go through everything, or just pick a section you'd like to understand better_
+- [Terraform AWS Provider Docs](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs) - _This is where you'll find all the details for configuring each of the resources in these configuration files_
+
+### AWS
+
+#### Networking
+
+- [VPC User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/what-is-amazon-vpc.html) - _For understanding `Subnets`, `Route Tables`, and `Internet Gateways`. Also explains `Security Groups`, a fundamental concept_
+- [ELB User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/what-is-load-balancing.html) - _For understanding `Load Balancers`, `Listeners`, and `Target Groups`_
+
+#### Access Management
+
+- [IAM User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started.html) - _For understanding IAM `Identities`, `Roles`, and  `Policies`_
+
+#### Database
+
+- [RDS User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html) - _For understanding database deployment details_
+
+#### Application Deployment
+- [ECS Docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/Welcome.html) - _For understanding how to run Dockerized applications_

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/terraform/main.tf

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+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws" 
+      version = "~> 5.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+provider "aws" {
+  region = "us-east-1"
+  profile = var.aws_profile
+}

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/terraform/terraform.tfvars.example

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+# This file is where you can store values for variables that are declared in your configuration
+# If you provide a value here, you won't be prompted for each value when running `terraform apply`
+profile="tn-staging"

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/terraform/variables.tf

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+# This file is where you'll store any variables used in your configuration
+variable "aws_profile" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The AWS profile to use for deployment"
+  default = "default"
+}