terraform-provider-groundcover

README

groundcover Terraform Provider

Terraform provider for managing groundcover resources.

Usage Examples

Basic usage examples can be found in the examples/ directory:

• Policy Resource: examples/resources/groundcover_policy/resource.tf
  • Demonstrates how to define a groundcover_policy resource, including roles and data scope.
• ServiceAccount Resource: examples/resources/groundcover_serviceaccount/resource.tf
  • Shows how to create and manage service accounts with associated policies.
• API Key Resource: examples/resources/groundcover_apikey/resource.tf
  • Illustrates API key creation and management for service accounts.
• Monitor Resource: examples/resources/groundcover_monitor/resource.tf
  • Provides examples of configuring monitoring rules and alerts.

Local Development and Testing

To use this provider locally before it is published to the Terraform Registry, follow these steps:

1. Build the Provider: Compile the provider binary using the Makefile:

   make build
   

   This command typically places the compiled terraform-provider-groundcover executable into the ./dist directory within your project.

2. Configure Terraform CLI for Local Override: Terraform needs to know where to find your locally built provider instead of trying to download it from a registry. Create or edit the Terraform CLI configuration file (~/.terraformrc on macOS/Linux, %APPDATA%\terraform.rc on Windows) and add the following provider_installation block:

   # ~/.terraformrc or %APPDATA%\terraform.rc
   
   provider_installation {
     # Replace "groundcover-com/groundcover" if you used a different source 
     # address in main.go. Replace the path with the actual absolute path
     # to the directory containing the built provider binary (step 1).
     dev_overrides {
       "registry.terraform.io/groundcover-com/groundcover" = "/Users/<YOUR_HOME_FOLDER>/projects/terraform-provider-groundcover/dist"
       # Example for Windows:
       # "registry.terraform.io/groundcover-com/groundcover" = "C:/Users/<YourUser>/path/to/terraform-provider-groundcover/dist"
     }
   
     # For all other providers, install them directly from their origin registries.
     direct {}
   }
   

   • Important: Replace registry.terraform.io/groundcover-com/groundcover if your provider address in main.go is different.
   • Important: Replace /Users/<YOUR_HOME_FOLDER>/projects/terraform-provider-groundcover/dist with the absolute path to the directory containing the terraform-provider-groundcover binary built by make build.

3. Use in a Terraform Project: In a separate directory for your Terraform configuration:

   • Create a .tf file (e.g., main.tf).
   • Declare the provider requirement, ensuring the source matches the one used in dev_overrides:

     # main.tf
     
     terraform {
       required_providers {
         # This 'source' value MUST exactly match:
         # 1. The key used in your ~/.terraformrc dev_overrides block
         # 2. The 'Address' set in your provider's main.go
         groundcover = {
           source = "registry.terraform.io/groundcover-com/groundcover"
           # Version constraint is still good practice, but less critical
           # for local dev as dev_overrides takes precedence.
           # Use ">= 0.1.0" or similar if you haven't tagged releases yet.
           version = ">= 0.0.0"
         }
       }
     }
     
     # Configure the provider instance
     provider "groundcover" {
       # It's STRONGLY recommended to provide the API key via an environment variable
       # export TF_VAR_groundcover_api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
       api_key = var.groundcover_api_key # Use this if defining a variable below
     
       # Base URL is optional, defaults to api.groundcover.com in the provider code
       api_url = "https://api.main.groundcover.com" # defaults to https://api.groundcover.com
       org_name = "groundcover"                     # your organization ID as provided in the installation
     }
     
     # (Optional but recommended) Define input variables
     variable "groundcover_api_key" {
       type        = string
       description = "groundcover API Key"
       sensitive   = true
     }
     
     # Define a policy resource using your provider
     resource "groundcover_policy" "test_policy" {
       name        = "My Terraform Test Policy"
       description = "Policy managed via local Terraform provider build"
       claim_role  = "tf-test-claim"
       role = {
         admin  = "admin" # key is "read"/"write"/"admin" - value is ignored
       }
     
       # Example data_scope (adjust based on actual API needs)
       data_scope = {
         simple = {
           operator = "and"
           conditions = [
             {
               key    = "cluster"
               origin = "root"
               type   = "string"
               filters = [
                 {
                   op    = "match"
                   value = "my-prod-cluster"
                 }
               ]
             },
             {
               key    = "namespace"
               origin = "root"
               type   = "string"
               filters = [
                 {
                   op    = "not_match"
                   value = "kube-system"
                 }
               ]
             }
           ]
         }
       }
     }
     
     output "policy_id" {
       value = groundcover_policy.test_policy.uuid
     }
     
     output "policy_revision" {
       value = groundcover_policy.test_policy.revision_number
     }
     

   • Run terraform init. Terraform will detect the dev_overrides and use your local build.

Requirements

• Terraform >= 1.0 (Check required_version if specified in main.tf)
• Go >= 1.21 (to build the provider plugin)
• groundcover Account and API Key.

Provider Reference

Configure the groundcover provider in your Terraform configuration:

provider "groundcover" {
  # api_key  = "YOUR_API_KEY" # Required
  # base_url = "https://api.your-instance.groundcover.com" # Optional
}

Arguments

• api_key (String, Required, Sensitive): Your groundcover API key. It is strongly recommended to configure this using the TF_VAR_groundcover_api_key environment variable rather than hardcoding it.
• base_url (String, Optional): The base URL for the groundcover API. Defaults to api.groundcover.com if not specified.

Resource Reference

See the REFERENCE.md file for detailed documentation of each resource. For detailed examples of how to use each resource, see the examples directory.