Terraforming a Production-Lite GCP Web Platform: MIG, Cloud NAT, Load Balancer, and Private Backends
The article discusses the creation of a 'Production-Lite GCP Web Platform' using Terraform. This project aims to provision infrastructure that can support an application while maintaining a production-like environment. Key features include a custom VPC, Managed Instance Group, and Cloud NAT for outbound internet access.
- ▪The project provisions a custom VPC network, application subnet, and reserved database subnet.
- ▪It includes an external HTTP load balancer and a backend service for managing application traffic.
- ▪The infrastructure is designed to follow production-style patterns without becoming a full enterprise platform.
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