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layout: "aws"
page_title: "AWS: aws_vpn_connection"
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sidebar_current: "docs-aws-resource-vpn-connection"
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description: |-
Provides a VPN connection connected to a VPC. These objects can be connected to customer gateways, and allow you to establish tunnels between your network and the VPC.
---
# aws\_vpn\_connection
Provides a VPN connection connected to a VPC. These objects can be connected to customer gateways, and allow you to establish tunnels between your network and the VPC.
## Example Usage
```
resource "aws_vpc" "vpc" {
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cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"
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}
resource "aws_vpn_gateway" "vpn_gateway" {
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vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.vpc.id}"
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}
resource "aws_customer_gateway" "customer_gateway" {
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bgp_asn = 65000
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ip_address = "172.0.0.1"
type = "ipsec.1"
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}
resource "aws_vpn_connection" "main" {
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vpn_gateway_id = "${aws_vpn_gateway.vpn_gateway.id}"
customer_gateway_id = "${aws_customer_gateway.customer_gateway.id}"
type = "ipsec.1"
static_routes_only = true
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}
```
## Argument Reference
The following arguments are supported:
* `customer_gateway_id` - (Required) The ID of the customer gateway.
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* `static_routes_only` - (Required) Whether the VPN connection uses static routes exclusively. Static routes must be used for devices that don't support BGP.
* `tags` - (Optional) Tags to apply to the connection.
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* `type` - (Required) The type of VPN connection. The only type AWS supports at this time is "ipsec.1".
* `vpn_gateway_id` - (Required) The ID of the virtual private gateway.
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## Attribute Reference
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The following attributes are exported:
* `id` - The amazon-assigned ID of the VPN connection.
* `customer_gateway_configuration` - The configuration information for the VPN connection's customer gateway (in the native XML format).
* `customer_gateway_id` - The ID of the customer gateway to which the connection is attached.
* `static_routes_only` - Whether the VPN connection uses static routes exclusively.
* `tags` - Tags applied to the connection.
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* `tunnel1_address` - The public IP address of the first VPN tunnel.
* `tunnel1_preshared_key` - The preshared key of the first VPN tunnel.
* `tunnel2_address` - The public IP address of the second VPN tunnel.
* `tunnel2_preshared_key` - The preshared key of the second VPN tunnel.
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* `type` - The type of VPN connection.
* `vpn_gateway_id` - The ID of the virtual private gateway to which the connection is attached.
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## Import
VPN Connections can be imported using the `vpn connection id` , e.g.
```
terraform import aws_vpn_connection.testvpnconnection vpn-40f41529
```