A report on using to provision an AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) outlines the shift from manual configuration to Infrastructure as Code (IaC). By automating networking, teams can ensure consistent, repeatable, and version-controlled environments. 1. Executive Summary

To build a functional VPC, the following resources are typically defined in Terraform configuration files:

: Allows public subnets to communicate with the internet.

Using Terraform for VPC management eliminates the manual errors associated with the AWS Console. It allows for the declarative definition of networking resources, including subnets, gateways, and route tables, which can be shared and reused across teams.

: The primary container for the network, defined by a CIDR block (e.g., 10.0.0.0/16 ).