AI Wrote My Terraform Code for AWS S3 — And It Actually Works! 🤖✨

Written 90% by AI. Deployed 100% on AWS

📌 1-Minute Recap

What happens when you let AI write Terraform for real cloud infrastructure?

• ✅ GPT/Mistral generated a working AWS S3 module

• ✅ Terraform init, plan, apply all succeeded

• ✅ S3 bucket deployed with versioning

• ⚠️ Missing: encryption, IAM, lifecycle rules, logging

📥 Full source code + prompt inside.

👀 Who This Is For

• You deploy infrastructure using Terraform, AWS, or Azure

• You’re exploring how AI can accelerate DevOps

• You’re curious what works — and what breaks — when AI writes your IaC

🛠️ The Setup: GPT Writes Terraform

I asked GPT/Mistral to generate:

It generated this:

📁 ai-terraform-s3-demo/

├── main.tf # S3 resource with versioning

├── variables.tf # Type-safe variables

├── outputs.tf # Bucket name output

I ran:

terraform init terraform plan terraform apply

And it worked perfectly.

🔍 What’s Missing for Production

AI got 80% right — but here’s what you’ll still need to add:

• ❌ Encryption – no SSE config

• ❌ IAM permissions – no access policies

• ❌ Lifecycle rules – for cleanup or archival

• ❌ Logging – no access logging to another bucket

🔐 Bottom line: AI is great for scaffolding, but you still own security and compliance.

🔄 My Prompting Tips

Want to replicate this?

💡 Prompt structure I used:

🧠 Pro Tip: Be specific with resource, features, and structure — GPT handles infra better with clear constraints.

🎯 Why This Matters

This isn't just a cool AI trick. It’s a workflow shift.

• Saves 30–60 minutes of manual Terraform writing

• Great for prototyping infrastructure modules

• Makes onboarding junior engineers faster

And now you have a story to share:

Now you’ve got an answer.

📥 Get the Code + Prompt

Want to see the full AI-generated code and prompt I used?

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📣 What Should I AI-Generate Next?

Reply and tell me what infra module to generate next:
 🟦 Azure Blob?
 🟩 GCP Cloud Storage?
 🟨 IAM Roles?

I’ll feature the best replies + generate it live in the next issue.

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• Forward to your team

• Tag @learnwithdevopsengineer

Let’s make DevOps faster, smarter, and AI-powered — together.

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