Compute Engine VM (Shielded, private)
A hardened Compute Engine VM on Debian 12 with Shielded VM (Secure Boot, vTPM, integrity monitoring), OS Login for IAM-managed SSH, no external IP by default, and deletion protection on.
Verification
Live-testedReally deployed to a cloud sandbox, verified against its outputs and assertions, then destroyed - with the teardown confirmed.
Conformance
- Static validation (fmt · validate · tflint)
- Security scan clean (Checkov)
- Plan test superseded by live test
Provenance
- SHA-256 checksum
- Cosign signature
Functional
- Live-tested - applied, verified, destroyed
Last verified 2026-06-30 · how we verify
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source = "www.iac-bazaar.com/iac-bazaar/gcp-compute-instance/gcp"
version = "1.0.0"
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```hcl
module "compute_instance" {
source = "www.iac-bazaar.com/iac-bazaar/gcp-compute-instance/gcp"
version = "1.0.0"
}
```Preview:
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Documentation
gcp-compute-instance
A single Compute Engine VM with secure defaults baked in: Shielded VM
(Secure Boot + vTPM + integrity monitoring), OS Login for IAM-managed SSH,
and no external IP unless you explicitly opt in. Boots Debian 12 on a
balanced persistent disk. Works with Terraform and OpenTofu (>= 1.6),
Google provider >= 7.0, < 8.0.
What you get:
- An
e2-micro(configurable) instance with a 10 GBpd-balancedDebian 12 boot disk - Shielded VM on by default — verifiable boot integrity
- OS Login enabled via metadata, and project-wide SSH keys blocked by default
(
block-project-ssh-keys = TRUE) - Private by default: no
access_config, so no public IP — opt in withenable_public_ip deletion_protectionon by default; optional custom service account with scoped access
Requirements
| Requirement | Version |
|---|---|
| Terraform / OpenTofu | >= 1.6 |
hashicorp/google | >= 7.0, < 8.0 |
Upgrade notes
block_project_ssh_keysnow defaults totrue(project-wide SSH keys are blocked viablock-project-ssh-keys = TRUEmetadata). If you rely on project-wide SSH keys withenable_oslogin = false, setblock_project_ssh_keys = falseto retain access.
License
Commercial — IaC Bazaar EULA. © IaC Bazaar. Original work (not derived from a third-party module).
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