provider alias

gistfile1.txt

provider "aws" {
  region = "us-east-1"
## uses default env_var from aws
#AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="anaccesskey"
#AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="asecretkey"
#AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="us-west-2"
}

# Additional provider configuration for west coast region; resources can
# reference this as `aws.alt`.
provider "aws" {
  alias  = "alt"
access_key = var.aws_access_key_alt #TF_VAR_aws_access_key_alt=<alt key>
secret_key  = var.aws_access_key_alt 
region = var.aws_alt_region
}