Infra & Cloud
terraform
Intermediate
AWS SQS Queue with DLQ
Terraform for an SQS queue with a dead-letter queue for failed message handling.
terraform
resource "aws_sqs_queue" "dlq" {
name = "${var.name}-dlq"
message_retention_seconds = 1209600
}
resource "aws_sqs_queue" "main" {
name = var.name
visibility_timeout_seconds = 30
redrive_policy = jsonencode({
deadLetterTargetArn = aws_sqs_queue.dlq.arn
maxReceiveCount = 5
})
}Prerequisites
- terraform >= 1.0
- AWS provider
Pro Tips
- → Set CloudWatch alarm on dlq ApproximateNumberOfMessages.
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Module Info
- Language
- terraform
- Level
- Intermediate
- Read time
- 3 min
- Published
- Nov 2025
- License
- Commercial License
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