How to Deploy AWS Autoscaling Groups with Terraform

In this article, we will take a look into how to manage and deploy autoscaling groups in Amazon Web Services (AWS), explaining what they are, their purpose and functions, and how they differ from a launch configuration group, before showing how to create an auto-scaling group with Terraform examples. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*i5wQk1iaNI4_ewbW" style="height:467px; width:700px" /> Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/fr/@tingeyinjurylawfirm?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tingey Injury Law Firm</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Unsplash</a> <h2>What is an Auto Scaling Group?</h2> AWS Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs) let you quickly scale and manage a collection of EC2 instances that run the same instance configuration. ASGs automatically scale the number of instances in response to changes in demand or other scaling policies. They ensure that the desired number of instances are always running, helping to maintain application availability and handle fluctuating workloads. <a href="https://medium.com/codex/how-to-deploy-aws-autoscaling-groups-with-terraform-102ad279632e">Read More</a>