Terraform Nuke Module

Description

The purpose of this module is to provide a method of automated cleanup of resources, using the aws-nuke tool. This module will create a scheduled task that will run an ECS task on a regular basis to clean up resources that are no longer needed.

It is intended to be used in a non-production environment, such as a development or testing account, to ensure that resources are not left running and incurring costs when they are no longer needed.

Usage

The following provides an example of how to use this module:

locals {
  tags = {
    "Environment" = "Sandbox"
    "GitRepo"     = "https://github.com/appvia/terraform-aws-nuke"
    "Owner"       = "Support"
    "Product"     = "Sandbox"
  }
}

module "vpc" {
  source  = "appvia/network/aws"
  version = "0.3.2"

  availability_zones     = 2
  enable_ipam            = false
  enable_transit_gateway = false
  name                   = "nuke"
  public_subnet_netmask  = 28
  tags                   = local.tags
  transit_gateway_id     = null
  vpc_cidr               = "172.16.0.0/25"
}

module "nuke" {
  source = "github.com/appvia/terraform-aws-nuke?ref=main"

  ## The account id we are running in
  account_id = data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id
  ## Indicates if the KMS key should be created for the log group
  create_kms_key = false
  ## The region to use for the resources
  region = data.aws_region.current.name
  ## The ssubnet_ids to use for the nuke service
  subnet_ids = module.vpc.public_subnet_ids
  ## The tags for the resources created by this module
  tags = local.tags

  ## The docker image to use for the nuke service - NOTE: we would recommend you
  ## build and push this image to you own registry
  container_image = "ghcr.io/ekristen/aws-nuke"
  ## The tag to use for the container image
  container_image_tag = "v3.26.0-2-g672408a-amd64"

  tasks = {
    "default" = {
      ## The path to the configuration file for the task
      configuration = file("${path.module}/assets/nuke-config.yml.example")
      ## A description for the task
      description = "Runs the actual nuke service, deleting resources"
      ## Indicates if the task should be a dry run (default is true)
      dry_run = false
      ## The log retention in days for the task
      retention_in_days = 7
      ## The schedule expression for the task, every friday at 10:00
      schedule = "cron(0 10 ? * FRI *)"
      ## The IAM permissions to attach to the task role
      permission_arns = [
        "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"
      ]
      ## Additional inline permissions
      additional_permissions = {
        "secrets" = {
          policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.additional.json
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Yon can find a full example in the examples/basic directory.

Configuration Module

The repository also includes a helper configuration module that can be used to render a nuke configuration. An example of how to use the module can be found below

module "configuration" {
  source = "../.."

  accounts = [123456789012, 123456789013]
  regions  = ["us-east-1", "us-west-2"]

  presets = {
    "default" = {
      "IAMRole" = [
        {
          property = "roleName"
          type     = "regex"
          value    = "^AWSControlTower.*"
        }
      ]
    }
  }

  filters = [
    {
      property = "tag:Environment"
      type     = "string"
      value    = "Sandbox"
    },
    {
      property = "tag:Owner"
      type     = "string"
      value    = "Support"
    }
  ]

  include_presets = {
    enable_control_tower     = true
    enable_cost_intelligence = true
    enable_landing_zone      = true
  }
}

module "nuke" {
  source = "github.com/appvia/terraform-aws-nuke?ref=main"

  ## The account id we are running in
  account_id = data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id
  ## Indicates if the KMS key should be created for the log group
  create_kms_key = false
  ## The region to use for the resources
  region = data.aws_region.current.name
  ## The ssubnet_ids to use for the nuke service
  subnet_ids = module.vpc.public_subnet_ids
  ## The tags for the resources created by this module
  tags = local.tags

  tasks = {
    "default" = {
      ## The path to the configuration file for the task
      configuration = module.configuration.configuration
      ## A description for the task
      description = "Runs the actual nuke service, deleting resources"
      ## Indicates if the task should be a dry run (default is true)
      dry_run = false
      ## The log retention in days for the task
      retention_in_days = 7
      ## The schedule expression for the task, every friday at 10:00
      schedule = "cron(0 10 ? * FRI *)"
      ## The IAM permissions to attach to the task role
      permission_arns = [
        "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"
      ]
      ## Additional inline permissions
      additional_permissions = {
        "secrets" = {
          policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.additional.json
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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Providers

Name	Version
aws	>= 5.0.0

Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
account_id	The account id to use for the resources	string	n/a	yes
region	The region to use for the resources	string	n/a	yes
subnet_ids	The subnet id's to use for the nuke service	list(string)	n/a	yes
tags	Map of tags to apply to resources created by this module	map(string)	n/a	yes
tasks	A collection of nuke tasks to run and when to run them	map(object({ additional_permissions = optional(map(object({ policy = string })), {}) configuration = string description = string dry_run = optional(bool, true) notifications = optional(object({ sns_topic_arn = optional(string, null) }), { sns_topic_arn = null }) permission_boundary_arn = optional(string, null) permission_arns = optional(list(string), ["arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"]) retention_in_days = optional(number, 7) schedule = string }))	n/a	yes
assign_public_ip	Indicates if the task should be assigned a public IP	bool	false	no
cloudwatch_event_role_name	The name of the role to use for the cloudwatch event rule	string	"nuke-cloudwatch"	no
cloudwatch_event_rule_prefix	The prefix to use for the cloudwatch event rule	string	"lza-nuke"	no
configuration_secret_name_prefix	The prefix to use for AWS Secrets Manager secrets to store the nuke configuration	string	"/lza/configuration/nuke"	no
container_cpu	The amount of CPU to allocate to the container	number	256	no
container_image	The image to use for the container	string	"ghcr.io/ekristen/aws-nuke"	no
container_image_tag	The tag to use for the container image	string	"v3.26.0-2-g672408a-amd64"	no
container_memory	The amount of memory to allocate to the container	number	512	no
create_kms_key	Indicates if a KMS key should be created for the log group	bool	false	no
ecs_cluster_name	The name of the ECS cluster we provision run the nuke tasks within	string	"nuke"	no
enable_container_insights	Indicates if container insights should be enabled for the cluster	bool	false	no
iam_execution_role_prefix	The prefix to use for the IAM execution roles used by the tasks	string	"lza-nuke-execution-"	no
iam_task_role_prefix	The prefix to use for the IAM tasg roles used by the tasks	string	"lza-nuke-"	no
kms_administrator_role_name	The name of the role to use as the administrator for the KMS key (defaults to account root)	string	null	no
kms_key_alias	The alias to use for the nuke KMS key	string	"nuke"	no
log_group_kms_key_id	The KMS key id to use for encrypting the log group	string	null	no
log_group_name_prefix	The name of the log group to create	string	"/lza/services/nuke"	no

Outputs

Name	Description
kms_key_arn	The KMS key ARN used for the nuke service, if created
kms_key_id	The KMS key ID used for the nuke service, if created