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Take all instructions from Setup forward and paste into a new "Issue" on your repository, this will allow you to check items off the list as they're completed and track your progress.

Create a GitHub account or use existing
Fork the best-practices repo
If you're working with a HashiCorp SE, add them as a collaborator on your forked repo
"Settings" -> "Collaborators & Teams" -> "Add collaborator"
Make sure they have permissions to create "Issues" on the repository
Create an AWS account or use existing
Generate AWS keys
These credentials will need FullAccess to EC2, S3, Route53, and IAM in order for Terraform to create all of the resources
Depending on your security requirements, keys can be created in AWS IAM specific to their use case (Packer Builds, Terraform Environments, etc.)
Create an Atlas account
If you're working with a HashiCorp SE, add them to the "owners" team in your organization
You may need to create a new or migrate an existing organization
If you would not like to add the SE to the owner team, you can alternatively create a new team and make sure that team is added to all appropriate resources
Settings -> Your Organization -> "Teams" -> "Manage" or "Create" -> "Add user"
Generate an Atlas API token

Setup

Take all instructions from Setup forward and paste into a new "Issue" on your repository, this will allow you to check items off the list as they're completed and track your progress.

• Create a GitHub account or use existing
• Fork the best-practices repo
  • If you're working with a HashiCorp SE, add them as a collaborator on your forked repo
    • "Settings" -> "Collaborators & Teams" -> "Add collaborator"
    • Make sure they have permissions to create "Issues" on the repository
• Create an AWS account or use existing
• Generate AWS keys
  • These credentials will need FullAccess to EC2, S3, Route53, and IAM in order for Terraform to create all of the resources
  • Depending on your security requirements, keys can be created in AWS IAM specific to their use case (Packer Builds, Terraform Environments, etc.)
• Create an Atlas account
  • If you're working with a HashiCorp SE, add them to the "owners" team in your organization
    • You may need to create a new or migrate an existing organization
    • If you would not like to add the SE to the owner team, you can alternatively create a new team and make sure that team is added to all appropriate resources
    • Settings -> Your Organization -> "Teams" -> "Manage" or "Create" -> "Add user"
• Generate an Atlas API token

Note: Terraform creates real resources in AWS that cost money. Don't forget to destroy your PoC environment when finished to avoid unnecessary expenses.