Deploy using Terraform

Overview

F5 NGINXaaS for Azure (NGINXaaS) deployments can be managed using Terraform. This document outlines common Terraform workflows for NGINXaaS.

Prerequisites

• Confirm that you meet the NGINXaaS Prerequisites.
• Authenticate Terraform to Azure
• Install Terraform

Caution

The examples in the NGINXaaS for Azure Snippets GitHub repository use the prerequisites module available in the same repository.

Important

System-Assigned Managed Identity Required: Ensure your Terraform configuration includes the required system-assigned managed identity by setting identity.type = "SystemAssigned" or "SystemAssigned, UserAssigned" for each deployment.

Create a deployment

You can find examples of Terraform configurations in the NGINXaaS for Azure Snippets GitHub repository

To create a deployment, use the following Terraform commands:

terraform init
terraform plan
terraform apply --auto-approve

Delete a deployment

Once the deployment is no longer needed, run the following to clean up the deployment and related resources:

terraform destroy --auto-approve

Additional resources

• If you’re just starting with Terraform, you can learn more on their official website.
• Terraform NGINX deployment documentation

• NGINXaaS Managed Identity Documentation
• NGINXaaS Azure Monitor Documentation