coder · bpmct · Mar 30, 2022 · Mar 30, 2022
diff --git a/examples/aws-macos/README.md b/examples/aws-macos/README.md
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+---
+name: Develop in MacOS on AWS (WIP)
+description: Get started with MacOS development on AWS (EC2) with a dedicated Mac Mini.
+tags: [cloud, aws]
+---
+
+WIP: The Coder agent does not connect by default to the MacOS instance. 
diff --git a/examples/aws-macos/main.tf b/examples/aws-macos/main.tf
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+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    coder = {
+      source = "coder/coder"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variable "access_key" {
+  description = <<EOT
+AWS Access Key
+EOT
+  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+variable "dedicated_host_id" {
+  description = "Dedicated host ID: (leave blank to create a new one)"
+  default     = false
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "secret_key" {
+  description = <<EOT
+AWS Secret Key
+EOT
+  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+resource "aws_ec2_host" "dedicated" {
+  count             = var.dedicated_host_id == "" ? 1 : 0
+  instance_type     = "mac1.metal"
+  availability_zone = "us-west-2a"
+  host_recovery     = "off"
+  auto_placement    = "on"
+}
+
+provider "aws" {
+  region     = "us-west-2"
+  access_key = var.access_key
+  secret_key = var.secret_key
+}
+
+data "coder_workspace" "me" {
+}
+
+data "coder_agent_script" "dev" {
+  arch = "amd64"
+  auth = "aws-instance-identity"
+  os   = "darwin"
+}
+
+# assign a random name for the workspace
+resource "random_string" "random" {
+  length  = 8
+  special = false
+}
+
+data "aws_ami" "mac" {
+  most_recent = true
+  owners      = ["amazon"]
+  filter {
+    name = "name"
+    values = [
+      "amzn-ec2-macos-12*"
+    ]
+  }
+  filter {
+    name = "owner-alias"
+    values = [
+      "amazon",
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
+
+resource "coder_agent" "dev" {
+  count       = data.coder_workspace.me.transition == "start" ? 1 : 0
+  instance_id = aws_instance.dev[0].id
+}
+
+locals {
+
+  user_data_start = <<EOT
+${data.coder_agent_script.dev.value}
+EOT
+
+  user_data_end = <<EOT
+sudo shutdown -h now
+EOT
+}
+
+resource "aws_instance" "dev" {
+  ami               = data.aws_ami.mac.id
+  availability_zone = "us-west-2a"
+  host_id           = var.dedicated_host_id == "" ? aws_ec2_host.dedicated[0].id : var.dedicated_host_id
+  instance_type     = "mac1.metal"
+  count             = 1
+
+  # for debugging
+  # TODO: remove
+  # key_name = "bens-macbook"
+
+
+  # user data is not valid now.
+  # part of it is because /usr/bin/env/sh is not a valid path
+  # on MacOS, among other things
+  # user_data = data.coder_workspace.me.transition == "start" ? local.user_data_start : local.user_data_end
+  tags = {
+    Name = "coder-${lower(random_string.random.result)}"
+  }
+
+}