Backend Config Variables
Below is a list of variables available in with the expansion helper.
Common Variables Available
| Variable | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BUILD_DIR | stacks/demo | The build directory name. |
| ENV | dev | Terraspace env. Can be set like so TS_ENV=dev |
| MOD_NAME | demo | The module name or stack name, which is also a module. |
| TYPE | stack | The type name. IE: stack or module |
| TYPE_DIR | stacks | The type dir. IE: stacks or modules |
| TYPE_INSTANCE | stack-bob | The type with the instance option. IE: terraspace up demo –instance bob. The separator is a - |
| INSTANCE | bob | The instance option. IE: terraspace up demo –instance bob |
AWS Specific Variables
| Variable | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ACCOUNT | 112233445566 | AWS Account Id. Can be set by the env var AWS_ACCOUNT or by the ~/.aws/config. |
| REGION | us-west-2 | AWS Region. Can be set by the env var AWS_REGION or by the ~/.aws/config. |
AWS variable values are handled by boltops-tools/aws_data library.
Azure Specific Variables
| Variable | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LOCATION | eastus | Azure Location. Can be set with ARM_LOCATION. Also can be set by az configure --defaults location=westus |
| SUSCRIPTION | EXAMPLE88-c44e-4677-bf0eEXAMPLE | Azure subscription id. Can be set by ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID. |
| SUSCRIPTION_HASH | wxyz | Short consistent hash based on subscription id. |
Azure variable values are handled by boltops-tools/azure_info library. You can also The values are generally set when you use az login. You can see the values with az account show.
Google Specific Variables
| Variable | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT | project-12345 | Google project id. Can be set by the env var GOOGLE_PROJECT or by the ~/.config/gcloud. This is usually handled by the gcloud config cli. |
| REGION | us-central1 | Google region. Can be set by the env var GOOGLE_REGION or by the ~/.config/gcloud. This is usually handled by the gcloud config cli. |
Google variable values are handled by boltops-tools/gcp_data library. The values are generally set when you use gcloud config set. You can see the values with gcloud config list and gcloud config get.
