Seeking Guidance on Terraform for Local Development with a Focus on Accessibility Compliance
I'm migrating some code and I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, but Building an application that adheres to WCAG standards, I've been tasked with automating the infrastructure using Terraform. My aim is to ensure that the local development environment mimics the production environment as closely as possible, particularly in terms of accessibility features. To start, I set up a simple Terraform configuration that provisions an AWS EC2 instance. Here’s a snippet of what I've tried: ```hcl provider "aws" { region = "us-east-1" } resource "aws_instance" "web_server" { ami = "ami-0c55b159cbfafe1f0" instance_type = "t2.micro" tags = { Name = "AccessibilityTestServer" Environment = "Development" } } ``` This basic setup works, but I'm unsure how to incorporate tools that can help validate accessibility right from the local development phase. I’ve looked into integrating Axe or Lighthouse into the CI/CD pipeline, but I’m struggling with how Terraform can fit into this workflow. For example, I've seen examples where a web server is provisioned but lacked any automation for running accessibility checks on the deployed resources. Would it be feasible to add a step in the pipeline that triggers an accessibility scan post-deployment? If so, how should I structure that? Additionally, I’m exploring the use of Terraform modules to encapsulate parts of this process, specifically for reusable configurations across different environments. But, the documentation on best practices for structuring such modules, especially with compliance in mind, seems sparse. How do others manage this? Any insights into creating a robust Terraform setup that includes accessibility validation would be greatly appreciated. I am particularly interested in how you might include automated tests for accessibility as part of your deployment process using Terraform. I’ve also attempted to use provisioners to run shell scripts post-deployment, but it feels a bit hacky. Here’s what that looks like: ```hcl resource "aws_instance" "web_server" { // ... other configurations provisioner "local-exec" { command = "npm run accessibility-check" } } ``` This runs after the instance is created, but I’m concerned about reliability and performance impacts. What is the community's take on this approach? Looking for any advice or best practices to ensure WCAG compliance from the ground up using Terraform! For context: I'm using Hcl on Ubuntu. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this. This is part of a larger desktop app I'm building. Any advice would be much appreciated. This is for a service running on Ubuntu 20.04. What's the correct way to implement this?