AWS instance example with aws ami lookup
Ubuntu Hirsute 21.04
provider "aws" { region = "us-west-2" profile = "YourProfile" } data "aws_ami" "ubuntu" { most_recent = true filter { name = "name" values = ["ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-hirsute-21.04-amd64-server-*"] } filter { name = "virtualization-type" values = ["hvm"] } owners = ["099720109477"] # Canonical } resource "aws_instance" "myUbuntuMicroInstance" { ami = data.aws_ami.ubuntu.id instance_type = "t3.micro" tags = { Name = "MyInstanceName" } }
Ubuntu Focal 20.04
provider "aws" { region = "us-west-2" profile = "YourProfile" } data "aws_ami" "ubuntu" { most_recent = true filter { name = "name" values = ["ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-*"] } filter { name = "virtualization-type" values = ["hvm"] } owners = ["099720109477"] # Canonical } resource "aws_instance" "myUbuntuMicroInstance" { ami = data.aws_ami.ubuntu.id instance_type = "t3.micro" tags = { Name = "MyInstanceName" } }
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