I am using Terraform to build droplets but wish to build them without public addresses so my access to them thru ssh is only thru a bastion server which has a public address.
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There are two possibilities as I see it. The first is to use your Iptables firewall and remove access on any port. An example can be see here:
Alternatively, you can rename your interface on your Droplet that’s related to your Public address and leave your Private address only. This has been discussed here
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/disable-public-ip-address-on-droplet
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