Google Compute Engine Global Address

google_compute_global_address (Terraform)

The Global Address in Compute Engine can be configured in Terraform with the resource name google_compute_global_address. The following sections describe 5 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

chris-ingrisani/terraform-google-securing-shift-left

resource "google_compute_global_address" "development-ingress" {
  count       = var.ingress-ip-addresses == true ? 1 : 0
  name        = "dev-ingress-ip"
  description = "IP Address for development environment's k8s Ingress"
}

ulamlabs/gcp-terraform-starter

resource "google_compute_global_address" "k8s-ingress" {
  name = "k8s-ingress"
}

resource "google_compute_network" "default" {
  auto_create_subnetworks = true

epidemics/infra

resource "google_compute_global_address" "loadbalance-staging" {
  name         = "loadbalance-staging"
  address      = "34.107.213.88"
  address_type = "EXTERNAL"
}

vikram301093/openshift-terraform-google-dev

resource "google_compute_global_address" "master" {
  name         = var.master_publicip_name
  ip_version   = "IPV4"
  address_type = "EXTERNAL"
}

asaldana-uoc/tfg-uoc-infraestructura

resource "google_compute_global_address" "tfg_uoc_app_devel_ip_address" {
  name        = "tfg-uoc-app-devel-ip"
  description = "Adreça IP reservada pel balancejador de l'entorn devel"
}

# Creem una reserva d'IP estàtica per l'entorn de producció

Parameters

• address optional computed - string

The IP address or beginning of the address range represented by this resource. This can be supplied as an input to reserve a specific address or omitted to allow GCP to choose a valid one for you.

• address_type optional - string

The type of the address to reserve. EXTERNAL indicates public/external single IP address. INTERNAL indicates internal IP ranges belonging to some network. Default value: "EXTERNAL" Possible values: ["EXTERNAL", "INTERNAL"]

• creation_timestamp optional computed - string

Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.

• description optional - string

An optional description of this resource.

• id optional computed - string
• ip_version optional - string

The IP Version that will be used by this address. The default value is 'IPV4'. Possible values: ["IPV4", "IPV6"]

• name required - string

Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression 'a-z?' which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash.

• network optional - string

The URL of the network in which to reserve the IP range. The IP range must be in RFC1918 space. The network cannot be deleted if there are any reserved IP ranges referring to it. This should only be set when using an Internal address.

• prefix_length optional - number

The prefix length of the IP range. If not present, it means the address field is a single IP address. This field is not applicable to addresses with addressType=EXTERNAL, or addressType=INTERNAL when purpose=PRIVATE_SERVICE_CONNECT

• project optional computed - string
• purpose optional - string

The purpose of the resource. Possible values include: VPC_PEERING - for peer networks PRIVATE_SERVICE_CONNECT - for (Beta only) Private Service Connect networks

• self_link optional computed - string
• timeouts single block
  • create optional - string
  • delete optional - string

Explanation in Terraform Registry

Represents a Global Address resource. Global addresses are used for HTTP(S) load balancing. To get more information about GlobalAddress, see:

• API documentation
• How-to Guides
  • Reserving a Static External IP Address

Tips: Best Practices for The Other Google Compute Engine Resources

In addition to the google_compute_disk, Google Compute Engine has the other resources that should be configured for security reasons. Please check some examples of those resources and precautions.

google_compute_disk

Ensure the encryption key for your GCE disk is stored securely

It is better to store the encryption key for your GCE disk securely. Secret Manager could be used instead.

google_compute_firewall

Ensure your VPC firewall blocks unwanted outbound traffic

It is better to block unwanted outbound traffic not to expose resources in the VPC to unwanted attacks.

google_compute_instance

Ensure appropriate service account is assigned to your GCE instance

It is better to create a custom service account for the instance and assign it.

google_compute_project_metadata

Ensure OS login for your GCE instances is enabled at project level

It is better to enable OS login for your GCE instances. Enabling OS login ensures that SSH keys used to connect to instances are mapped with IAM users, allowing centralized and automated SSH key management.

google_compute_ssl_policy

Ensure to use modern TLS protocols

It's better to adopt TLS v1.2+ instead of outdated TLS protocols.

google_compute_subnetwork

Ensure VPC flow logging is enabled

It is better to enable VPC flow logging. VPC flow logging allows us to audit traffic in your network.