diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32dd4d5..88eb2fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,20 +1,33 @@
-# ---> Ansible
-*.retry
+# ---> Terraform
+# Local .terraform directories
+**/.terraform/*
 
-# ---> Linux
-*~
+# .tfstate files
+*.tfstate
+*.tfstate.*
 
-# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
-.fuse_hidden*
+# .terraform.lock.hcl 
+**/.terraform.lock.hcl
 
-# KDE directory preferences
-.directory
+# Crash log files
+crash.log
 
-# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
-.Trash-*
+# Ignore any .tfvars files that are generated automatically for each Terraform run. Most
+# .tfvars files are managed as part of configuration and so should be included in
+# version control.
+#
+# example.tfvars
 
-# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
-.nfs*
+# Ignore override files as they are usually used to override resources locally and so
+# are not checked in
+override.tf
+override.tf.json
+*_override.tf
+*_override.tf.json
+
+# Include override files you do wish to add to version control using negated pattern
+#
+# !example_override.tf
 
 # ---> Windows
 # Windows thumbnail cache files
@@ -69,12 +82,20 @@ Network Trash Folder
 Temporary Items
 .apdisk
 
-# ---> VisualStudioCode
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/settings.json
-!.vscode/tasks.json
-!.vscode/launch.json
-!.vscode/extensions.json
+# ---> Linux
+*~
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
 
 # ---> Vim
 # Swap
@@ -95,3 +116,10 @@ tags
 # Persistent undo
 [._]*.un~
 
+# ---> VisualStudioCode
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cd23a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+.PHONY: all
+all: init fmt validate
+
+.PHONY: init
+init:
+	terraform init -upgrade=false
+
+.PHONY: initupgrade
+initupgrade:
+	terraform init -upgrade=true
+
+.PHONY: fmt
+fmt: init
+	terraform fmt
+
+.PHONY: validate
+validate: init fmt
+	terraform validate
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	$(RM) -r .terraform .terraform.lock.hcl
+
diff --git a/output.instance.tf b/output.instance.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede68e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output.instance.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+output "instance" {
+  value = linode_instance.this
+}
+
diff --git a/resoucce.linode_instance.this.tf b/resoucce.linode_instance.this.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..749c8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resoucce.linode_instance.this.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+resource "linode_instance" "this" {
+  authorized_keys = var.authorized_keys
+  backups_enabled = true
+  booted          = true
+  label           = "${var.host_name}.${var.domain_name}"
+  image           = var.image
+  private_ip      = true
+  tags            = var.tags
+  type            = var.type
+  region          = var.region
+}
diff --git a/terraform.tf b/terraform.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be7012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    linode = {
+      source  = "linode/linode"
+      version = ">= 1.27.1"
+    }
+  }
+  required_version = ">= 1.1.9"
+}
diff --git a/variable.authorized_keys.tf b/variable.authorized_keys.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a4fae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variable.authorized_keys.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "authorized_keys" {
+  default = []
+  type    = list(string)
+}
diff --git a/variable.domain_name.tf b/variable.domain_name.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..274cfb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variable.domain_name.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "domain_name" {
+  default = "example.com"
+  type    = string
+}
diff --git a/variable.host_name.tf b/variable.host_name.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a2e1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variable.host_name.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "host_name" {
+  default = "hello-world"
+  type    = string
+}
diff --git a/variable.image.tf b/variable.image.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28ca7a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variable.image.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "image" {
+  default = "linode/fedora35"
+  type    = string
+}
diff --git a/variable.region.tf b/variable.region.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f97528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variable.region.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "region" {
+  default = "us-central"
+  type    = string
+}
diff --git a/variable.tags.tf b/variable.tags.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a14b03c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variable.tags.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "tags" {
+  default = []
+  type    = list(string)
+}
diff --git a/variable.type.tf b/variable.type.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f557e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variable.type.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "type" {
+  default = "g6-nanode-1"
+  type    = string
+}