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Terraform Altinity.Cloud Provider

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The official Terraform provider for Altinity.Cloud, enabling you to manage ClickHouse environments and infrastructure as code. This provider supports multiple cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, Azure, Hetzner Cloud, and Kubernetes clusters.

For detailed configuration options, see the Terraform Registry documentation.

If you're looking to set up the necessary infrastructure to connect your environments, see the connect modules:

Prerequisites

Before using this provider, ensure you have:

  1. Terraform >= 1.0
  2. Altinity.Cloud account with Anywhere API access
  3. Cloud provider credentials (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) for the target environment

Usage

Basic Setup

terraform {
  required_providers {
    altinitycloud = {
      source  = "altinity/altinitycloud"
      version = "~> 0.6.1"
    }
  }
}

provider "altinitycloud" {
  # API token can be set via ALTINITYCLOUD_API_TOKEN environment variable
  api_token = "your-api-token-here"
}

Examples

For comprehensive examples covering all supported cloud platforms and use cases, see the examples directory:

  • Resources: AWS, Azure, GCP, Hetzner Cloud, and Kubernetes environments with various configurations
  • Data Sources: Environment status monitoring and validation examples
  • Advanced Configurations: VPC peering, custom networking, secrets management, and more

Quick example for AWS:

resource "altinitycloud_env_certificate" "example" {
  env_name = "my-clickhouse-env"
}

locals {
  zones = ["us-west-2a", "us-west-2b"]
}

resource "altinitycloud_env_aws" "example" {
  name           = altinitycloud_env_certificate.example.env_name
  aws_account_id = "123456789012"
  region         = "us-west-2"
  zones          = local.zones
  cidr           = "10.67.0.0/21"

  node_groups = [
    {
      node_type         = "m6i.large"
      capacity_per_zone = 5
      zones             = local.zones
      reservations      = ["CLICKHOUSE"]
    }
  ]
}

Resources

Resource Description
altinitycloud_env_certificate Generate environment certificates for cloud connection
altinitycloud_env_aws Manage AWS-based ClickHouse environments
altinitycloud_env_azure Manage Azure-based ClickHouse environments
altinitycloud_env_gcp Manage GCP-based ClickHouse environments
altinitycloud_env_hcloud Manage Hetzner Cloud-based ClickHouse environments
altinitycloud_env_k8s Manage Kubernetes-based ClickHouse environments
altinitycloud_env_secret Manage environment secrets and configuration

Data Sources

Data Source Description
altinitycloud_env_aws_status Monitor AWS environment provisioning status
altinitycloud_env_azure_status Monitor Azure environment provisioning status
altinitycloud_env_gcp_status Monitor GCP environment provisioning status
altinitycloud_env_hcloud_status Monitor Hetzner Cloud environment provisioning status
altinitycloud_env_k8s_status Monitor Kubernetes environment provisioning status

Troubleshooting

Additional troubleshooting material is also published in the provider documentation on the Terraform Registry.

Invalid or missing API token

Missing Altinity.Cloud API Token
ALTINITYCLOUD_API_TOKEN environment variable or "api_token" provider attribute required.

Make sure you have set the ALTINITYCLOUD_API_TOKEN environment variable or the api_token provider attribute. If the token is set but you get an invalid API token error, generate a new one from ACM under "My Account" > "Anywhere API Access".

Immutable attribute modified

Immutable Attribute
{attribute_name} is immutable and cannot be modified after creation.

Some attributes like name, region, and cidr cannot be changed after the environment is created. To change them, you need to destroy the environment and create a new one.

Environment provisioning errors

During provisioning, the environment status may report errors like:

  • DISCONNECTED / K8S_DISCONNECTED — The environment is not connected to Altinity.Cloud. Verify that the cloud connect setup was completed correctly.
  • CLOUD_PROVIDER_ACCESS_DENIED — The credentials or permissions provided to Altinity.Cloud are insufficient. Check IAM roles, service accounts, or service principals depending on your cloud provider.
  • CLOUD_PROVIDER_QUOTA_EXCEEDED — Your cloud provider account has reached a resource quota limit. Request a quota increase from your cloud provider.
  • CLOUD_PROVIDER_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND / GCP_PROJECT_NOT_FOUND — A referenced cloud resource (e.g., project, subscription, account) does not exist. Verify the resource identifiers in your configuration.

These errors are visible in the altinitycloud_env_*_status data source and in the ACM UI.

MFA timeout during destroy

timeout reached while waiting for MFA to be confirmed.
Please check your MFA device, confirm deletion and run `terraform destroy` again

If your organization has MFA enabled, environment deletion requires manual approval. After running terraform destroy, confirm the deletion on your MFA device within 5 minutes. If the timeout is reached, simply run terraform destroy again.

Destroying an environment

Environment deletion is protected by default and requires specific flags to be set before running terraform destroy. Common issues include: the environment being locked (force_destroy), having active clusters (force_destroy_clusters), or being disconnected (allow_delete_while_disconnected).

See the Deprovision / Destroy section in each environment resource documentation for detailed instructions.

Support

If you need help, reach out to us via Slack:

  • Enterprise customers: Use your organization's dedicated Altinity Slack channel.
  • Community: Join the AltinityDB workspace and post in the #terraform channel.
  • GitHub Issues: Open an issue to report bugs or request features.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a Pull Request or open an issue for major changes. See CONTRIBUTING.md for development guidelines and setup instructions.

License

All code, unless specified otherwise, is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license. Copyright (c) 2023 Altinity, Inc.