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Create a cloud server on a public subnet
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Create a cloud server on a public subnet

We recommend that you create resources in order. If you create all resources at once, Terraform will take into account the dependencies between resources that you specify in the configuration file. If dependencies are not specified, resources will be created in parallel, which can cause errors. For example, a resource that is required to create another resource may not have been created yet.


  1. Optional: configure the providers.
  2. Add a public SSH key.
  3. Create a public subnet.
  4. Create a port for the cloud server.
  5. Get an image.
  6. Create a bootable network disk.
  7. Create a cloud server.
  8. Get the IP address of the cloud server.

Configuration files

Example file for configuring providers
terraform {
required_providers {
servercore = {
source = "terraform.servercore.com/servercore/servercore"
version = "~> 6.0"
}
openstack = {
source = "terraform-provider-openstack/openstack"
version = "2.1.0"
}
}
}

provider "servercore" {
domain_name = "123456"
username = "user"
password = "password"
auth_region = "ru-9"
auth_url = "https://cloud.api.selcloud.ru/identity/v3/"
}

resource "servercore_project_v2" "project_1" {
name = "project"
}

resource "servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1" "serviceuser_1" {
name = "username"
password = "password"
role {
role_name = "member"
scope = "project"
project_id = servercore_project_v2.project_1.id
}
}

provider "openstack" {
auth_url = "https://cloud.api.selcloud.ru/identity/v3"
domain_name = "123456"
tenant_id = servercore_project_v2.project_1.id
user_name = servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1.serviceuser_1.name
password = servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1.serviceuser_1.password
region = "ru-9"
}
Sample file for creating a cloud server on a public subnet
resource "servercore_keypair_v2" "keypair_1" {
name = "keypair"
public_key = file("~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")
user_id = servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1.serviceuser_1.id
}

resource "servercore_subnet_v2" "subnet_1" {
project_id = servercore_project_v2.project_1.id
region = "ru-9"
ip_version = "ipv4"
prefix_length = 29
}

resource "openstack_networking_port_v2" "port_1" {
name = "port"
network_id = servercore_subnet_v2.subnet_1.network_id

fixed_ip {
subnet_id = servercore_subnet_v2.subnet_1.subnet_id
}
}

data "openstack_images_image_v2" "image_1" {
name = "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit"
most_recent = true
visibility = "public"
}

resource "openstack_blockstorage_volume_v3" "volume_1" {
name = "boot-volume-for-server"
size = "5"
image_id = data.openstack_images_image_v2.image_1.id
volume_type = "fast.ru-9a"
availability_zone = "ru-9a"
enable_online_resize = true

lifecycle {
ignore_changes = [image_id]
}

}

resource "openstack_compute_instance_v2" "server_1" {
name = "server"
flavor_id = "4011"
key_pair = servercore_keypair_v2.keypair_1.name
availability_zone = "ru-9a"

network {
port = openstack_networking_port_v2.port_1.id
}

lifecycle {
ignore_changes = [image_id]
}

block_device {
uuid = openstack_blockstorage_volume_v3.volume_1.id
source_type = "volume"
destination_type = "volume"
boot_index = 0
}

vendor_options {
ignore_resize_confirmation = true
}
}

output "public_ip_address" {
value = openstack_compute_instance_v2.server_1.access_ip_v4
}

1. Optional: configure providers

If you have configured Servercore and OpenStack providers, skip this step.

  1. Ensure that in the Control Panel you have created a service user with the Account Administrator and User Administrator roles.

  2. Create a directory to store the configuration files and a separate file with a .tf extension to configure the providers.

  3. Add Servercore and OpenStack providers to the file to configure the providers:

    terraform {
    required_providers {
    servercore = {
    source = "terraform.servercore.com/servercore/servercore"
    version = "~> 6.0"
    }
    openstack = {
    source = "terraform-provider-openstack/openstack"
    version = "2.1.0"
    }
    }
    }

    Here version — versions of providers. The current version of the Openstack provider can be found in Terraform Registry and GitHub.

    Learn more about the products, services, and services that can be managed with providers in the Servercore and OpenStack Providers instruction.

  4. Initialize the Servercore provider:

    provider "servercore" {
    domain_name = "123456"
    username = "user"
    password = "password"
    auth_region = "ru-9"
    auth_url = "https://cloud.api.selcloud.ru/identity/v3/"
    }

    Here:

    • domain_name — Servercore account number. You can look it up in control panel in the upper right corner;
    • username — username service user with the roles Account Administrator and User Administrator. Can be viewed in the control panel section Access ControlUser Management → tab Service Users (the section is available only to the Account Owner and User Administrator);
    • password — password of the service user. You can view it when creating a user or change it to a new one;
    • auth_region — pool for example ru-9. All resources will be created in this pool. The list of available pools can be found in the instructions Availability matrices.
  5. Create a project:

    resource "servercore_project_v2" "project_1" {
    name = "project"
    }

    View a detailed description of the servercore_vpc_project_v2 resource.

  6. Create a service user to access the project and assign the Project Administrator role to it:

    resource "servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1" "serviceuser_1" {
    name = "username"
    password = "password"
    role {
    role_name = "member"
    scope = "project"
    project_id = servercore_project_v2.project_1.id
    }
    }

    Here:

    • username — username;
    • password — user password. The password must be no shorter than eight characters and contain Latin letters of different cases and digits;
    • project_id — Project ID. You can view it in control panel: section Cloud Platform → open the projects menu (the name of the current project) → in the line of the required project press .

    View a detailed description of the servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1 resource.

  7. Initialize the OpenStack provider:

    provider "openstack" {
    auth_url = "https://cloud.api.selcloud.ru/identity/v3"
    domain_name = "123456"
    tenant_id = servercore_project_v2.project_1.id
    user_name = servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1.serviceuser_1.name
    password = servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1.serviceuser_1.password
    region = "ru-9"
    }

    Here:

    • domain_name — Servercore account number. You can look it up in control panel in the upper right corner;
    • region — pool for example ru-9. All resources will be created in this pool. The list of available pools can be found in the instructions Availability matrices.
  8. If you create resources at the same time as configuring providers, add the depends_on argument for OpenStack resources . For example, for the resource openstack_networking_network_v2:

    resource "openstack_networking_network_v2" "network_1" {
    name = "private-network"
    admin_state_up = "true"

    depends_on = [
    servercore_project_v2.project_1,
    servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1.serviceuser_1
    ]
    }
  9. Open the CLI.

  10. Initialize the Terraform configuration in the directory:

    terraform init
  11. Check that the configuration files have been compiled without errors:

    terraform validate
  12. Format the configuration files:

    terraform fmt
  13. Check the resources that will be created:

    terraform plan
  14. Apply the changes and create the resources:

    terraform apply
  15. Confirm the creation — type yes and press Enter. The created resources are displayed in the control panel.

  16. If there were not enough quotas to create resources, increase the quotas.

2. Add a public SSH key

resource "servercore_keypair_v2" "keypair_1" {
name = "keypair"
public_key = file("~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")
user_id = servercore_iam_serviceuser_v1.serviceuser_1.id
}

Here public_key is the path to the public SSH key. If SSH keys are not generated, create them.

View a detailed description of the servercore_vpc_keypair_v2 resource.

3. Create a public subnet

resource "servercore_subnet_v2" "subnet_1" {
project_id = servercore_project_v2.project_1.id
region = "ru-9"
ip_version = "ipv4"
prefix_length = 29
}

Here region is the pool where the public subnet will be created, for example, ru-9. The list of available pools can be found in the Availability Matrix instructions.

View a detailed description of the servercore_vpc_subnet_v2 resource.

4. Create a port for the cloud server

resource "openstack_networking_port_v2" "port_1" {
name = "port"
network_id = servercore_subnet_v2.subnet_1.network_id

fixed_ip {
subnet_id = servercore_subnet_v2.subnet_1.subnet_id
}
}

View a detailed description of the openstack_networking_port_v2 resource.

5. Get an image

data "openstack_images_image_v2" "image_1" {
name = "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit"
most_recent = true
visibility = "public"
}

See the detailed description of the openstack_images_image_v2 data source.

6. Create a bootable network disk

resource "openstack_blockstorage_volume_v3" "volume_1" {
name = "boot-volume-for-server"
size = "5"
image_id = data.openstack_images_image_v2.image_1.id
volume_type = "fast.ru-9a"
availability_zone = "ru-9a"
enable_online_resize = true

lifecycle {
ignore_changes = [image_id]
}

}

Here:

View a detailed description of the openstack_blockstorage_volume_v3 resource.

7. Create a cloud server

resource "openstack_compute_instance_v2" "server_1" {
name = "server"
flavor_id = "4011"
key_pair = servercore_keypair_v2.keypair_1.name
availability_zone = "ru-9a"

network {
port = openstack_networking_port_v2.port_1.id
}

lifecycle {
ignore_changes = [image_id]
}

block_device {
uuid = openstack_blockstorage_volume_v3.volume_1.id
source_type = "volume"
destination_type = "volume"
boot_index = 0
}

vendor_options {
ignore_resize_confirmation = true
}
}

Here:

  • availability_zone — pool segment in which the cloud server will be created, e.g. ru-9a. The list of available pool segments can be found in the instructions. Availability matrices;
  • flavor_id — Flavor ID. The flavors correspond to cloud server configurations and determine the number of vCPUs, RAM, and local disk size (optional) of the server. You can use flavorors of fixed configurations. For example, 4011 — ID to create a Memory Line fixed configuration server with 2 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM in a ru-9 pool. The list of flavors can be viewed in the table List of fixed configuration flavors in all pools.

See the detailed description of the openstack_compute_instance_v2 resource.

8. Get the IP address of the cloud server

output "public_ip_address" {
value = openstack_compute_instance_v2.server_1.access_ip_v4
}