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layout: "aws"
page_title: "AWS: cloudfront_distribution"
sidebar_current: "docs-aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution"
description: |-
  Provides a CloudFront web distribution resource.
---

# aws\_cloudfront\_distribution

Creates an Amazon CloudFront web distribution.

For information about CloudFront distributions, see the
[Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide][1]. For specific information about creating
CloudFront web distributions, see the [POST Distribution][2] page in the Amazon
CloudFront API Reference.

~> **NOTE:** CloudFront distributions take about 15 minutes to a deployed state
after creation or modification. During this time, deletes to resources will be
blocked. If you need to delete a distribution that is enabled and you do not
want to wait, you need to use the `retain_on_delete` flag.

## Example Usage

The following example below creates a CloudFront distribution with an S3 origin.

```
resource "aws_cloudfront_distribution" "s3_distribution" {
  origin {
    domain_name = "mybucket.s3.amazonaws.com"
    origin_id   = "myS3Origin"

    s3_origin_config {
      origin_access_identity = "origin-access-identity/cloudfront/ABCDEFG1234567"
    }
  }

  enabled             = true
  comment             = "Some comment"
  default_root_object = "index.html"

  logging_config {
    include_cookies = false
    bucket          = "mylogs.s3.amazonaws.com"
    prefix          = "myprefix"
  }

  aliases = ["mysite.example.com", "yoursite.example.com"]

  default_cache_behavior {
    allowed_methods  = ["DELETE", "GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "PATCH", "POST", "PUT"]
    cached_methods   = ["GET", "HEAD"]
    target_origin_id = "myS3Origin"

    forwarded_values {
      query_string = false

      cookies {
        forward = "none"
      }
    }

    viewer_protocol_policy = "allow-all"
    min_ttl                = 0
    default_ttl            = 3600
    max_ttl                = 86400
  }

  price_class = "PriceClass_200"

  restrictions {
    geo_restriction {
      restriction_type = "whitelist"
      locations        = ["US", "CA", "GB", "DE"]
    }
  }

  viewer_certificate {
    cloudfront_default_certificate = true
  }
}
```

## Argument Reference

The CloudFront distribution argument layout is a complex structure composed
of several sub-resources - these resources are laid out below.

### Top-Level Arguments

* `aliases` (Optional) - Extra CNAMEs (alternate domain names), if any, for this distribution.
* `cache_behavior` (Optional) - A [cache behavior](#cache_behavior) resource for this distribution (multiples allowed).
* `comment` (Optional) - Any comments you want to include about the distribution.
* `custom_error_response` (Optional) - One or more [custom error response](#custom_error_response) elements (multiples allowed).
* `default_cache_behavior` (Required) - The [default cache behavior](#default_cache_behavior) for this distribution (maximum one).
* `default_root_object` (Optional) - The object that you want CloudFront to return (for example, index.html) when an end user requests the root URL.
* `enabled` (Required) - Whether the distribution is enabled to accept end user requests for content.
* `logging_config` (Optional) - The [logging configuration](#logging_config) that controls how logs are written to your distribution (maximum one).
* `origin` (Required) - One or more [origins](#origin) for this distribution (multiples allowed).
* `price_class` (Optional) - The price class for this distribution. One of `PriceClass_All`, `PriceClass_200`, `PriceClass_100`
* `restrictions` (Required) - The [restriction configuration](#restrictions) for this distribution (maximum one).
* `viewer_certificate` (Required) - The [SSL configuration](#viewer_certificate) for this distribution (maximum one).
* `web_acl_id` (Optional) - If you're using AWS WAF to filter CloudFront requests, the Id of the AWS WAF web ACL that is associated with the distribution.
* `retain_on_delete` (Optional) - Disables the distribution instead of deleting it when destroying the resource through Terraform. If this is set, the distribution needs to be deleted manually afterwards. Default: `false`.

#### <a name="cache_behavior"> `cache_behavior` Arguments

* `allowed_methods` (Required) - Controls which HTTP methods CloudFront processes and forwards to your Amazon S3 bucket or your custom origin.
* `cached_methods` (Required) - Controls whether CloudFront caches the response to requests using the specified HTTP methods.
* `compress` (Optional) - Whether you want CloudFront to automatically compress content for web requests that include `Accept-Encoding: gzip` in the request header (default: `false`).
* `default_ttl` (Required) - The default amount of time (in seconds) that an object is in a CloudFront cache before CloudFront forwards another request in the absence of an `Cache-Control max-age` or `Expires` header.
* `forwarded_values` (Required) - The [forwarded values configuration](#forwarded_values) that specifies how CloudFront handles query strings, cookies and headers (maximum one).
* `max_ttl` (Required) - The maximum amount of time (in seconds) that an object is in a CloudFront cache before CloudFront forwards another request to your origin to determine whether the object has been updated. Only effective in the presence of `Cache-Control max-age`, `Cache-Control s-maxage`, and `Expires` headers.
* `min_ttl` (Required) - The minimum amount of time that you want objects to stay in CloudFront caches before CloudFront queries your origin to see whether the object has been updated.
* `path_pattern` (Required) - The pattern (for example, `images/*.jpg)` that specifies which requests you want this cache behavior to apply to.
* `smooth_streaming` (Optional) - Indicates whether you want to distribute media files in Microsoft Smooth Streaming format using the origin that is associated with this cache behavior.
* `target_origin_id` (Required) - The value of ID for the origin that you want CloudFront to route requests to when a request matches the path pattern either for a cache behavior or for the default cache behavior.
* `trusted_signers` (Optional) - The AWS accounts, if any, that you want to allow to create signed URLs for private content.
* `viewer_protocol_policy` (Required) - Use this element to specify the protocol that users can use to access the files in the origin specified by TargetOriginId when a request matches the path pattern in PathPattern. One of `allow-all`, `https-only`, or `redirect-to-https`.

##### <a name="forwarded_values"> `forwarded_values` Arguments

* `cookies` (Optional) - The [forwarded values cookies](#cookies) that specifies how CloudFront handles cookies (maximum one).
* `headers` (Optional) - Specifies the Headers, if any, that you want CloudFront to vary upon for this cache behavior. Specify `*` to include all headers.
* `query_string` (Required) - Indicates whether you want CloudFront to forward query strings to the origin that is associated with this cache behavior.

##### <a name="cookies"> `cookies` Arguments

* `forward` (Required) - Specifies whether you want CloudFront to forward cookies to the origin that is associated with this cache behavior. You can specify `all`, `none` or `whitelist`.
* `whitelisted_names` (Optional) - If you have specified `whitelist` to `forward`, the whitelisted cookies that you want CloudFront to forward to your origin.

#### <a name="custom_error_response"> `custom_error_response` Arguments

* `error_caching_min_ttl` (Optional) - The minimum amount of time you want HTTP error codes to stay in CloudFront caches before CloudFront queries your origin to see whether the object has been updated.
* `error_code` (Required) - The 4xx or 5xx HTTP status code that you want to customize.
* `response_code` (Optional) - The HTTP status code that you want CloudFront to return with the custom error page to the viewer.
* `response_page_path` (Optional) - The path of the custom error page (for example, `/custom_404.html`).

#### <a name="default_cache_behavior"> `default_cache_behavior` Arguments

The arguments for `default_cache_behavior` are the same as for [`cache_behavior`](#cache_behavior), except for the `path_pattern` argument is not required.

#### <a name="logging_config"> `logging_config` Arguments

* `bucket` (Required) - The Amazon S3 bucket to store the access logs in, for example, `myawslogbucket.s3.amazonaws.com`.
* `include_cookies` (Optional) - Specifies whether you want CloudFront to include cookies in access logs (default: `false`).
* `prefix` (Optional) - An optional string that you want CloudFront to prefix to the access log filenames for this distribution, for example, `myprefix/`.

#### <a name="origin"> `origin` Arguments

* `custom_origin_config` - The [CloudFront custom origin](#custom_origin_config) configuration information. If an S3 origin is required, use `s3_origin_config` instead.
* `domain_name` (Required) - The DNS domain name of either the S3 bucket, or web site of your custom origin.
* `custom_header` (Optional) - One or more sub-resources with `name` and `value` parameters that specify header data that will be sent to the origin (multiples allowed).
* `origin_id` (Required) - A unique identifier for the origin.
* `origin_path` (Optional) - An optional element that causes CloudFront to request your content from a directory in your Amazon S3 bucket or your custom origin.
* `s3_origin_config` - The [CloudFront S3 origin](#s3_origin_config) configuration information. If a custom origin is required, use `custom_origin_config` instead.

##### <a name="custom_origin_config"> `custom_origin_config` Arguments

* `http_port` (Required) - The HTTP port the custom origin listens on.
* `https_port` (Required) - The HTTPS port the custom origin listens on.
* `origin_protocol_policy` (Required) - The origin protocol policy to apply to your origin. One of `http-only`, `https-only`, or `match-viewer`.
* `origin_ssl_protocols` (Required) - The SSL/TLS protocols that you want CloudFront to use when communicating with your origin over HTTPS. A list of one or more of `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, `TLSv1.1`, and `TLSv1.2`.

##### <a name="s3_origin_config"> `s3_origin_config` Arguments

* `origin_access_identity` (Optional) - The [CloudFront origin access identity][5] to associate with the origin.

#### <a name="restrictions"> `restrictions` Arguments

The `restrictions` sub-resource takes another single sub-resource named `geo_restriction` (see the example for usage).

The arguments of `geo_restriction` are:

* `locations` (Optional) - The [ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 codes][4] for which you want CloudFront either to distribute your content (`whitelist`) or not distribute your content (`blacklist`).
* `restriction_type` (Required) - The method that you want to use to restrict distribution of your content by country: `none`, `whitelist`, or `blacklist`.

#### <a name="viewer_certificate"> `viewer_certificate` Arguments

* `acm_certificate_arn` - The ARN of the [AWS Certificate Manager][6] certificate that you wish to use with this distribution. Specify this, `cloudfront_default_certificate`, or `iam_certificate_id`.
* `cloudfront_default_certificate` - `true` if you want viewers to use HTTPS to request your objects and you're using the CloudFront domain name for your distribution. Specify this, `acm_certificate_arn`, or `iam_certificate_id`.
* `iam_certificate_id` - The IAM certificate identifier of the custom viewer certificate for this distribution if you are using a custom domain. Specify this, `acm_certificate_arn`, or `cloudfront_default_certificate`.
* `minimum_protocol_version` - The minimum version of the SSL protocol that you want CloudFront to use for HTTPS connections. One of `SSLv3` or `TLSv1`. Default: `SSLv3`. **NOTE**: If you are using a custom certificate (specified with `acm_certificate_arn` or `iam_certificate_id`), and have specified `sni-only` in `ssl_support_method`, `TLSv1` must be specified.
* `ssl_support_method`: Specifies how you want CloudFront to serve HTTPS requests. One of `vip` or `sni-only`. Required if you specify `acm_certificate_arn` or `iam_certificate_id`. **NOTE:** `vip` causes CloudFront to use a dedicated IP address and may incur extra charges.

## Attribute Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `id` - The identifier for the distribution. For example: `EDFDVBD632BHDS5`.
* `caller_reference` - Internal value used by CloudFront to allow future updates to the distribution configuration.
* `status` - The current status of the distribution. `Deployed` if the distribution's information is fully propagated throughout the Amazon CloudFront system.
* `active_trusted_signers` - The key pair IDs that CloudFront is aware of for each trusted signer, if the distribution is set up to serve private content with signed URLs.
* `domain_name` - The domain name corresponding to the distribution. For example: `d604721fxaaqy9.cloudfront.net`.
* `last_modified_time` - The date and time the distribution was last modified.
* `in_progress_validation_batches` - The number of invalidation batches currently in progress.
* `etag` - The current version of the distribution's information. For example: `E2QWRUHAPOMQZL`.


[1]: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/Introduction.html
[2]: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/APIReference/CreateDistribution.html
[3]: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html
[4]: http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166_code_lists/country_names_and_code_elements.htm
[5]: /docs/providers/aws/r/cloudfront_origin_access_identity.html
[6]: https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/