Use when creating and using reusable Terraform modules for organizing and sharing infrastructure code.
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January 24, 2026
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.claude/skills/terraform-modules/# Terraform Modules
Creating and using reusable Terraform modules.
## Module Structure
```
modules/vpc/
├── main.tf
├── variables.tf
├── outputs.tf
└── README.md
```
## Creating a Module
### main.tf
```hcl
resource "aws_vpc" "main" {
cidr_block = var.cidr_block
enable_dns_hostnames = var.enable_dns_hostnames
tags = merge(var.tags, {
Name = var.name
})
}
resource "aws_subnet" "public" {
count = length(var.public_subnets)
vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id
cidr_block = var.public_subnets[count.index]
availability_zone = var.availability_zones[count.index]
tags = merge(var.tags, {
Name = "${var.name}-public-${count.index + 1}"
})
}
```
### variables.tf
```hcl
variable "name" {
description = "VPC name"
type = string
}
variable "cidr_block" {
description = "VPC CIDR block"
type = string
}
variable "public_subnets" {
description = "Public subnet CIDR blocks"
type = list(string)
default = []
}
variable "tags" {
description = "Resource tags"
type = map(string)
default = {}
}
```
### outputs.tf
```hcl
output "vpc_id" {
description = "VPC ID"
value = aws_vpc.main.id
}
output "public_subnet_ids" {
description = "Public subnet IDs"
value = aws_subnet.public[*].id
}
```
## Using Modules
### Local Module
```hcl
module "vpc" {
source = "./modules/vpc"
name = "production-vpc"
cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"
public_subnets = [
"10.0.1.0/24",
"10.0.2.0/24",
]
tags = {
Environment = "production"
}
}
# Access module outputs
resource "aws_instance" "web" {
subnet_id = module.vpc.public_subnet_ids[0]
}
```
### Registry Module
```hcl
module "vpc" {
source = "terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws"
version = "5.0.0"
name = "my-vpc"
cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"
azs = ["us-east-1a", "us-east-1b"]
private_subnets = ["10.0.1.0/24", "10.0.2.0/24"]
public_subnets = ["10.0.101.0/24", "