This diagram explains the cloud architecture for the Terra Towns project.
Figure 1: Terra Towns architecture, with CloudFront, S3, and Terraform Cloud. Click to view full size.
Architectural Overview
The Terra Towns architecture is built to be simple and scalable. It uses AWS services plus Terraform to manage the infrastructure.
- Content Delivery: Amazon CloudFront works as the content delivery network (CDN). It caches the website content at locations around the world, so users get fast access wherever they are.
- Website Hosting: The website is a static site stored in an Amazon S3 bucket. This is a reliable, low-cost way to host a website that does not need a traditional server.
- Infrastructure as Code: All the cloud infrastructure is defined and managed with Terraform. Deployments are automated, repeatable, and version-controlled.
Why This Architecture?
This design was chosen because it is efficient and reliable:
- High Availability: S3 and CloudFront are both highly available services, so the website stays reachable.
- Global Scale: CloudFront runs a global network, so the platform can serve users worldwide with low latency.
- Automated Management: With Terraform as infrastructure as code, the whole environment can be created, updated, or copied automatically. This cuts manual work and errors.