Quick Start

Deploy your first AWS resource with Terragate in under 5 minutes.

Step 1: Create a Workspace

1. Log in to app.terragate.io 
2. Click “New Workspace” from the dashboard
3. Enter a name (e.g., “my-first-workspace”)
4. Select AWS as your cloud provider
5. Choose a region (e.g., eu-central-1)

Step 2: Connect AWS Credentials

1. In the workspace wizard, click “Connect AWS Account”
2. Choose one of the authentication methods:
   • Access Keys (Quick setup)
   • IAM Role (Recommended for production)
3. Enter your credentials
4. Click “Validate & Connect”

# If using AWS CLI, you can get your credentials with:
aws configure list

Step 3: Add Your First Resource

1. From the resource panel, drag an S3 Bucket onto the canvas
2. Click on the bucket to configure it:
   • Name: my-first-bucket
   • Versioning: Enabled
   • Encryption: AES-256
3. The canvas auto-saves every 5 seconds

Step 4: Plan & Apply

1. Click “Plan” in the header
2. Review the execution plan:

+ aws_s3_bucket.my-first-bucket will be created
    + bucket                      = "my-first-bucket-abc123"
    + versioning.enabled          = true
    + server_side_encryption_configuration.rule.apply_server_side_encryption_by_default.sse_algorithm = "AES256"
 
Plan: 1 to add, 0 to change, 0 to destroy.

3. Click “Apply” to create the resource
4. Monitor the progress in the Execution tab

Congratulations!

You’ve successfully deployed your first AWS resource with Terragate.

Next Steps

• Your First Workspace - Deep dive into workspace features
• Connecting Cloud Accounts - Advanced credential configuration
• Architecture Overview - Understand how Terragate works