Install on AWS

Before proceeding with Cloud to Code CLI, you’ll need to meet the requirements listed below.

Windows OS

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If you want to use the cli using an executable file follow this guide.

1. Install Docker Desktop and Docker CLI on your Windows system.
   Recommended system requirements: 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM.

2. Pull the container image from the public repository using the command:
   docker pull ghcr.io/stackgenhq/cloud2code

3. Now run the container using the following command:
   

   docker run --platform linux/arm64 --rm `
   -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="***************" ` // access key id
   -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="***************" ` // secret access key
   -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN="***************" ` // enter an aws session token
   -v C:\Users\abc\output:/output `
   ghcr.io/stackgenhq/cloud2code import aws --region us-east-1 --include aws_s3_bucket --output-dir /output

Usage

Option	Description
--platform	Ensures that the ghcr.io/stackgenhq/cloud2code container runs using the ARM64 architecture, regardless of your host machine's architecture.
-e	Sets the environment variables.
-v	Used for volume mounting. C:\Users\username\output is the directory path on your local Windows machine, while /output is the directory path inside the Docker container.

Once you install the Docker CLI ensure that you install the rest of the dependencies mentioned in the document.

Install Terraform

Check if you’ve installed Terraform by running the following command:

macOS

terraform version

Windows OS

terraform version

To install Terraform, run the following command:

macOS

Run the following command to install Terraform using Homebrew:

brew install terraform

If you do not have Homebrew installed, run the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Windows OS

1. Using Chocolatey (Recommended for Windows):

   If you have Chocolatey installed, run:
   

   choco install terraform

   If you don’t have Chocolatey, install it from chocolatey.org.

2. Using Scoop (Another Windows Package Manager): If you use Scoop, install Terraform with:

   scoop install terraform

   You'll need to install Scoop from scoop.sh.

Authenticate Your AWS CLI

Run the following command to authenticate your AWS CLI:

aws configure

Enter your Access Key, Secret Key, Region, and Output Format.

• Follow the on-screen instructions to finish authenticating. Refer to the AWS documentation to learn more about CLI authentication.
• If you do not have AWS CLI installed, refer to the AWS documentation.

Read Access to Regions

Ensure you have the necessary permissions to access your cloud regions and resources. If unsure, check with your cloud administrator or run the following command to verify your account details:

aws iam get-user

Install Cloud to Code CLI

To install the latest version of the Cloud to Code CLI tool using Homebrew, run the following:

brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/cloud2code

Cloud to Code CLI lets you download a tfstate from the cloud. However, to provision the same using StackGen CLI, you would need to install it separately. To do so, run the following command if you haven’t done so already:

brew install stackgenhq/stackgen/stackgen

Upgrade Cloud to Code CLI

To check the version of your Cloud to Code CLI installed, run the command:

cloud2code version

To upgrade to the latest version of the Cloud to Code CLI tool, run the following:

brew upgrade stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/cloud2code

Create a Terraform State File

Follow these steps to create and import a tfstate file:

1. Use the command line to create a local Terraform folder and switch your directory to the local folder.
2. Run the following command to create a terraform state file for S3 buckets and EC2 instances from a specified region. You will find your tfstate file in the directory specified in Step 1.

Usage

cloud2code import aws --region <region> --include <resource_types> --output-dir

Flag	Description	Required
--region	The AWS region from which resources will be imported.	Yes
--include	Comma-separated list of specific AWS resource types to import.	Yes
--output-dir	Output Terraform state file path.	Yes

Example:

cloud2code import aws --region us-east-1 --include aws_s3_bucket,aws_instance --output-dir “/Users/abc/Downloads/terraform”

The command above imports S3 buckets and EC2 instances from the us-east-1 region into Terraform configuration files (.tf).