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+*.tfstate
+*.tfstate.backup
+.terraform
+provider.tf
+*.tfvars
+**/*.tfvars
+provider.tf
+.github
+.circleci
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+# Terraform Datadog Synthetics Module
+
+## Overview
+
+This Terraform module creates synthetic API tests and associated monitors for endpoint health checking in Datadog.
+
+## Features
+
+- **HTTP API Health Checks**: Automated endpoint monitoring
+- **Multi-Region Testing**: Tests from AWS regions globally
+- **Pod Health Monitoring**: Kubernetes container monitoring
+- **15-Minute Intervals**: Regular health check execution
+- **Live Status**: Tests are active immediately upon creation
+
+## Resources Created
+
+- `datadog_synthetics_test` (beacon): HTTP API health check
+- `datadog_monitor` (beacon): Kubernetes Pod Health metric alert
+
+## Requirements
+
+| Name | Version |
+|------|---------|
+| terraform | >= 0.12 |
+| datadog | >= 2.0 |
+
+## Usage
+
+```hcl
+module "synthetics" {
+  source = "./terraform-datadog-synthetics"
+
+  datadog_api_key = var.datadog_api_key
+  datadog_app_key = var.datadog_app_key
+  region          = "eu-west-1"
+  url             = "https://api.example.com/health"
+  
+  dd_synthetics = {
+    name = "API Health Check"
+    tags = ["env:production", "service:api"]
+  }
+  
+  notify = {
+    alert_recipients = ["team@example.com"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Inputs
+
+| Name | Description | Type | Required | Default |
+|------|-------------|------|----------|---------|
+| `datadog_api_key` | Datadog API key | `string` | yes | - |
+| `datadog_app_key` | Datadog APP key | `string` | yes | - |
+| `dd_synthetics` | Synthetics configuration | `any` | yes | - |
+| `notify` | Notification configuration | `any` | yes | - |
+| `region` | AWS region | `string` | no | `"eu-west-1"` |
+| `url` | URL to monitor | `string` | yes | - |
+
+## Synthetic Test Configuration
+
+### HTTP API Test
+
+- **Type**: API test (HTTP subtype)
+- **Method**: GET
+- **Interval**: Every 15 minutes (900 seconds)
+- **Assertion**: HTTP status code equals 200
+- **Locations**: AWS regions (EU and US)
+- **Failure Threshold**: 1 location
+- **Status**: Live (active immediately)
+
+### Test Locations
+
+The synthetic test runs from multiple AWS regions:
+- EU regions for European coverage
+- US regions for American coverage
+
+## Pod Health Monitor
+
+### Configuration
+
+- **Query**: `docker.containers.running <= 1`
+- **Type**: Metric alert
+- **Thresholds**:
+  - OK: 3 containers running
+  - Warning: 2 containers running
+  - Critical: 1 or fewer containers running
+- **Evaluation**: Last 5 minutes average
+
+## Outputs
+
+Currently, this module does not export any outputs.
+
+## Synthetic Test Features
+
+### Assertions
+
+- Validates HTTP response status code is 200
+- Can be extended with additional assertions:
+  - Response time checks
+  - Response body validation
+  - Header validation
+
+### Locations
+
+Tests execute from AWS-based synthetic locations for:
+- Low latency testing
+- Geographic distribution
+- Realistic user perspective
+
+### Timing
+
+- **Tick Interval**: 900 seconds (15 minutes)
+- **Min Failure**: 1 location must fail to trigger alert
+- **Min Location Success**: Not specified (uses default)
+
+## Notifications
+
+Configure notifications through the `notify` variable:
+```hcl
+notify = {
+  alert_recipients   = ["critical@example.com"]
+  warning_recipients = ["warnings@example.com"]
+  message           = "Custom alert message"
+}
+```
+
+## Use Cases
+
+- **API Health Monitoring**: Ensure endpoints are responding
+- **SLA Compliance**: Track uptime and availability
+- **Geographic Testing**: Validate performance from multiple regions
+- **Container Health**: Monitor Kubernetes pod availability
+
+## Notes
+
+- Tests start in "live" status immediately
+- Minimum 1 location failure required to trigger alert
+- Pod health monitor uses 5-minute evaluation window
+- Synthetic tests count towards Datadog billing
+- Configure appropriate tick intervals to balance cost and monitoring frequency
+
+## Extension Ideas
+
+Add additional assertions:
+```hcl
+assertion {
+  type     = "responseTime"
+  operator = "lessThan"
+  target   = 2000
+}
+
+assertion {
+  type     = "body"
+  operator = "contains"
+  target   = "healthy"
+}
+```
+
+## License
+
+Internal use only - Sanoma/WeBuildYourCloud
+
+## Authors
+
+Created and maintained by the Platform Engineering team.
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+resource "datadog_monitor" "beacon" {
+  name               = "Kubernetes Pod Health"
+  type               = "metric alert"
+  message            = "Kubernetes Pods are not in an optimal health state. Notify: @operator"
+  escalation_message = "Please investigate the Kubernetes Pods, @operator"
+
+  query = "max(last_1m):sum:docker.containers.running{short_image:${var.app_name}} <= 1"
+
+  monitor_thresholds {
+    ok       = 3
+    warning  = 2
+    critical = 1
+  }
+
+  notify_no_data = true
+
+  tags = ["app:${var.app_name}", "env:${var.environment}"]
+}
+
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+resource "datadog_synthetics_test" "beacon" {
+  type    = "api"
+  subtype = "http"
+
+  request_definition {
+    method = "GET"
+    url    = "http://${var.url}"
+  }
+
+  assertion {
+    type     = "statusCode"
+    operator = "is"
+    target   = "200"
+  }
+
+  locations = ["aws:${var.region}"]
+  options_list {
+    tick_every          = 900
+    min_location_failed = 1
+  }
+
+  name    = "${var.app_name} API Check"
+  message = "Oh no! Something is going wrong, please investigate!"
+  tags    = ["app:${var.app_name}", "env:${var.environment}"]
+
+  status = "live"
+}
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 variable "region" {
   default = "eu-west-1"
 }
+
+variable "url" {
+  description = "Specifies the URL for datadog to monitor"
+}