Server: Cloud Deployment

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A process that uses Infrastructure as Code tools and Powershell to install and configure Alteryx Server.

Disclaimer: Please do not use this in Production as it will not be supported by Alteryx.

Requirements

• Windows Server OS - Alteryx Server only supports the Windows platforms
• Packer
• Terraform
• Powershell
• Cloud Provider
  • AWS
  • Azure (Coming soon)
  • GCP (Coming soon)

Scope

The intention behind this project is to enable you to deploy a single node deployment of Alteryx Server in the Cloud (AWS now, Azure and GCP coming soon) using different tools in a workflow. This project requires Infrastructure as Code (Packer and Terraform) and PowerShell Scripts for Windows.

Attributes for Packer

Name	Type	Default	Description
build	String	./packer build -var-file="variables.json" server.json	This command will build the AMI for Alteryx Server in AWS. This AMI can be used for your Terraform scripts.

Attributes for Terraform

Name	Type	Default	Description
init	String	./terraform init	This command will initialize your directory to use terraform.
plan	String	./terraform plan	This command will review the terraform files and it's dependencies towards the designated Infrastructure.
apply	String	./terraform apply	This command will apply the terraform files and it's dependencies towards the designated Infrastructure.
destroy	String	./terraform destroy	This command will destroy the state of the previously ran ./terraform apply command output.

Contributors

If you would like to contribute to this project please send an email to jposada@alteryx.com.