How to Set Up a DigitalOcean Droplet with a Specific SSH Key Using Terraform?

Hi there,

To use an existing SSH key with a new Droplet in Terraform, you can use the digitalocean_ssh_key data source to reference the key by name and then pass the id of the key to your Droplet configuration.

First, retrieve the SSH key with the digitalocean_ssh_key data source:

data "digitalocean_ssh_key" "example" {
  name = "example" # Replace "example" with the actual name of your SSH key in DigitalOcean
}

Then, in your Droplet configuration, include the key by referencing its ID:

resource "digitalocean_droplet" "web" {
  name   = "example-droplet"
  region = "nyc3"
  size   = "s-1vcpu-1gb"
  image  = "ubuntu-20-04-x64"

  # Reference the existing SSH key
  ssh_keys = [data.digitalocean_ssh_key.example.id]
}

This will ensure that the specified SSH key is added to the new Droplet, allowing you to SSH into it securely.

For more details, you can check out the Terraform DigitalOcean Provider documentation on SSH keys.

Let me know if this helps or if you have further questions!

- Bobby