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Resource: aws_vpc#

Manages a VPC. For more information, see the documentation on VPC.

Example Usage#

Basic usage:

resource "aws_vpc" "main" {
  cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"
}

Basic usage with tags:

resource "aws_vpc" "main" {
  cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"

  tags = {
    Name = "main"
  }
}

Argument Reference#

The following arguments are supported:

  • cidr_block - (Optional) The IPv4 CIDR block for the VPC.
  • enable_dns_support - (Optional) A boolean flag to enable/disable DNS support in the VPC. Defaults true.
  • tags - (Optional) Map of tags to assign to the VPC. If a provider default_tags configuration block is used, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider level.

Attribute Reference#

Supported attributes#

In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:

  • arn - The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the VPC.
  • id - The ID of the VPC.
  • main_route_table_id - The ID of the main route table associated with this VPC. Note that you can change a VPC's main route table by using an aws_main_route_table_association.
  • default_network_acl_id - The ID of the network ACL created by default on VPC creation.
  • default_security_group_id - The ID of the security group created by default on VPC creation.
  • default_route_table_id - The ID of the route table created by default on VPC creation.
  • tags_all - Map of tags assigned to the VPC, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

Unsupported attributes#

~> Note These attributes may be present in the terraform.tfstate file, but they have preset values and cannot be specified in configuration files.

The following attributes are not currently supported:

assign_generated_ipv6_cidr_block, enable_classiclink, enable_classiclink_dns_support, enable_dns_hostnames, instance_tenancy, ipv4_ipam_pool_id, ipv4_netmask_length, ipv6_association_id, ipv6_cidr_block, ipv6_cidr_block_network_border_group, ipv6_ipam_pool_id, ipv6_netmask_length, owner_id.

Import#

VPCs can be imported using the vpc id, e.g.,

$ terraform import aws_vpc.test_vpc vpc-12345678