terraform/examples/aws-count/main.tf

# Specify the provider and access details
provider "aws" {
  region = "${var.aws_region}"
}

resource "aws_elb" "web" {
  name = "terraform-example-elb"

  # The same availability zone as our instances
  availability_zones = ["${aws_instance.web.*.availability_zone}"]

  listener {
    instance_port = 80
    instance_protocol = "http"
    lb_port = 80
    lb_protocol = "http"
  }

  # The instances are registered automatically
  instances = ["${aws_instance.web.*.id}"]
}


resource "aws_instance" "web" {
  instance_type = "m1.small"
  ami = "${lookup(var.aws_amis, var.aws_region)}"

  # This will create 4 instances
  count = 4
}