# Terraform for Digital Ocean This is a generic [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) configuration that sets up DigitalOcean droplets. # Prerequisites * Install [HashiCorp Terraform](https://www.terraform.io) on a linux machine. * Create a [DigitalOcean API token](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/settings/api/tokens) with read and write capability. * Set an SSH key at the [DigitalOcean security page](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/settings/security). * Find out your SSH key ID at DigitalOcean by querying the below command on your linux box: ``` DO_API_TOKEN="" curl -X GET -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $DO_API_TOKEN" "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/account/keys" ``` # How to run ## Initialization If this is your first time using terraform, you have to initialize it by running the below command. (Note: initialization can be run multiple times) ``` terraform init ``` After initialization it's good measure to create a new Terraform environment for the droplets so they are always managed together. ``` TESTNET_NAME="testnet-servers" terraform env new "$TESTNET_NAME" ## Execution The below command will create 4 nodes in DigitalOcean. They will be named `testnet-servers-node0` to `testnet-servers-node3` and they will be tagged as `testnet-servers`. ``` DO_API_TOKEN="" terraform apply -var TESTNET_NAME="testnet-servers" -var servers=4 -var DO_API_TOKEN="$DO_API_TOKEN" ``` Alternatively you can use the default settings. The number of default servers is 7 and the testnet name is `tf-testnet1`. Variables can also be defined as environment variables instead of the command-line. Environment variables that start with `TF_VAR_` will be translated into the Terraform configuration. For example the number of servers can be overriden by setting the `TF_VAR_servers` variable. ``` TF_VAR_DO_API_TOKEN="" terraform-apply ``` # What's next After setting up the nodes, head over to the [ansible folder](https://github.com/tendermint/tools) to set up tendermint and basecoin.