Static website in Yandex Object Storage using Terraform

To host a static website in Object Storage using Terraform:

1. Prepare your cloud.
2. Create an infrastructure.
3. Check that the website is running.

If you no longer need the resources you created, delete them.

Prepare your cloudPrepare your cloud

Sign up for Yandex Cloud and create a billing account:

1. Go to the management console and log in to Yandex Cloud or create an account if you do not have one yet.
2. On the Yandex Cloud Billing page, make sure you have a billing account linked and it has the ACTIVE or TRIAL_ACTIVE status. If you do not have a billing account, create one.

If you have an active billing account, you can go to the cloud page to create or select a folder for your infrastructure to operate in.

Learn more about clouds and folders.

Required paid resourcesRequired paid resources

The cost of hosting a static website includes:

• Fee for storing data for a static website (see Object Storage pricing).
• Fee for data operations (see Object Storage pricing).
• Fee for outgoing traffic from Yandex Cloud to the internet (see Object Storage pricing).
• Fee for public DNS queries and zones (see Yandex Cloud DNS pricing).

Create an infrastructureCreate an infrastructure

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the documentation on the Terraform website or mirror website.

To host a static website in Object Storage using Terraform:

1. Install Terraform, get the authentication credentials, and specify the source for installing the Yandex Cloud provider (see Configure a provider, step 1).

2. Prepare files with the infrastructure description:

   Ready-made configuration

   Manually

   1. Create a directory for configuration files.
   2. Download the archive (2 KB).
   3. Unpack the archive to the directory. Now, the directory should contain the static.tf configuration file, as well as the index.html and error.html files.

   1. Create a directory for configuration files.
   2. In the directory, create:

      1. static.tf configuration file:

         static.tf

         locals {
           token     = "<OAuth_or_IAM_token>"
           cloud_id  = "<cloud_ID>"
           folder_id = "<folder_ID>"
         }
         
         terraform {
           required_providers {
             yandex = {
               source  = "yandex-cloud/yandex"
               version = ">= 0.47.0"
             }
           }
         }
         
         provider "yandex" {
           token     = local.token
           cloud_id  = local.cloud_id
           folder_id = local.folder_id
         }
         
         resource "yandex_iam_service_account" "sa" {
           name      = "my-sa"
         }
         
         resource "yandex_resourcemanager_folder_iam_member" "sa-editor" {
           folder_id = local.folder_id
           role      = "storage.editor"
           member    = "serviceAccount:${yandex_iam_service_account.sa.id}"
         }
         
         resource "yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key" "sa-static-key" {
           service_account_id = yandex_iam_service_account.sa.id
           description        = "static access key for object storage"
         }
         
         resource "yandex_storage_bucket" "test" {
           access_key = yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.sa-static-key.access_key
           secret_key = yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.sa-static-key.secret_key
           bucket     = "www.example.com"
           acl        = "public-read"
           website {
             index_document = "index.html"
             error_document = "error.html"
           }
         }
         
         resource "yandex_storage_object" "index-html" {
           access_key = yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.sa-static-key.access_key
           secret_key = yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.sa-static-key.secret_key
           bucket     = yandex_storage_bucket.test.id
           key        = "index.html"
           source     = "index.html"
         }
         
         resource "yandex_storage_object" "error-html" {
           access_key = yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.sa-static-key.access_key
           secret_key = yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.sa-static-key.secret_key
           bucket     = yandex_storage_bucket.test.id
           key        = "error.html"
           source     = "error.html"
         }
         
         resource "yandex_dns_zone" "zone1" {
           name        = "example-zone-1"
           description = "Public zone"
           zone        = "example.com."
           public      = true
         }
         
         resource "yandex_dns_recordset" "rs1" {
           zone_id = yandex_dns_zone.zone1.id
           name    = "www"
           type    = "CNAME"
           ttl     = 200
           data    = ["www.example.com.website.yandexcloud.net."]
         }
         

      2. index.html containing the Hello world! string:

         index.html

         <!doctype html>
         <html>
           <head>
             <title>Hello, world!</title>
           </head>
           <body>
             <p>Hello, world!</p>
           </body>
         </html>
         

      3. error.html containing the Error! string:

         error.html

         <!doctype html>
         <html>
           <head>
             <title>Hello, world!</title>
           </head>
           <body>
             <p>Hello, world!</p>
           </body>
         </html>
         

   For more information about the parameters of resources used in Terraform, see the provider documentation:

   • Service account: yandex_iam_service_account
   • Role: yandex_resourcemanager_folder_iam_member
   • Static access key: yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key
   • Bucket: yandex_storage_bucket
   • DNS zone: yandex_dns_zone
   • DNS resource record: yandex_dns_recordset

3. In the static.tf file, under locals, set the user-defined parameters:

   • token: OAuth token (if you are using a Yandex account) or IAM token (if you are using a Yandex account or federated account) to access Yandex Cloud. The IAM token is valid for up to 12 hours but cannot exceed the federation cookie lifetime.
   • cloud_id: ID of the cloud to create resources in.
   • folder_id: ID of the folder to create resources in.

4. Create resources:

   1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.

   2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:

      terraform validate
      

      If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:

      Success! The configuration is valid.
      

   3. Run the command:

      terraform plan
      

      The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.

   4. Apply the configuration changes:

      terraform apply
      

   5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

After creating the infrastructure, check that the website is up and running.

Check that the website is runningCheck that the website is running

To check that the website is running, use one of the standard Object Storage addresses:

• http://<bucket_name>.website.yandexcloud.net
• http://website.yandexcloud.net/<bucket_name>

If you configured your own domain for the website, use its address, e.g., http://www.example.com.

How to delete the resources you createdHow to delete the resources you created

To stop paying for the resources you created:

1. Open the static.tf configuration file and delete from it the description of the infrastructure you created.

2. Apply the changes:

   1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.

   2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:

      terraform validate
      

      If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:

      Success! The configuration is valid.
      

   3. Run the command:

      terraform plan
      

      The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.

   4. Apply the configuration changes:

      terraform apply
      

   5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

See alsoSee also

• Static website in Yandex Object Storage using the management console