diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41d06d6..7f25ecd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ forums/migrations
 .vscode
 .env
 .python-version
+
+# infra creds
+infra/credentials
+infra/.terraform/*
diff --git a/infra/.terraform.lock.hcl b/infra/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15d7c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version     = "4.48.0"
+  constraints = "~> 4.48.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:t/R3B4mibkp2zLer4MfhFbwHAVLAq71mJz4nwdUydBE=",
+    "zh:08f5e3c5256a4fbd5c988863d10e5279172b2470fec6d4fb13c372663e7f7cac",
+    "zh:2a04376b7fa84681bd2938973c7d0822c8c0f0656a4e7661a2f50ac4d852d4a3",
+    "zh:30d6cdf321aaba874934cbde505333d89d172d8d5ffcf40b6e66626c57bc6ab2",
+    "zh:364639ee19cf4cfaa65de84a2a71d32725d5b728b71dd88d01ccb639c006c1cf",
+    "zh:4e02252cd88b6f59f556f49c5ce46a358046c98f069230358ac15f4030ae1e76",
+    "zh:611717320f20b3512ceb90abddd5198a85e1093965ce59e3ef8183188c84f8c3",
+    "zh:630be3b9ba5b3a95ecb2ce2f3523714ab37cd8bcd7479c879a769e6a446ab5ed",
+    "zh:6701f9d3ae1ffadb3ebefbe75c9d82668cc5495b8f826e498adb8530e202b652",
+    "zh:6dc6fdfa7469c9de7b405c68b2f6a09a3438db1ef09d348e49c7ceff4300b01a",
+    "zh:84c8140d8af6965fa9cd80e52eb2ee3d273e3ab7762719a8d1af665c08fab748",
+    "zh:9b12af85486a96aedd8d7984b0ff811a4b42e3d88dad1a3fb4c0b580d04fa425",
+    "zh:9b6b4f7d4cea37ba7a42a47d506115498858bcd6440ad97dfb214c13a688ba90",
+    "zh:a7f876af20f5c5dae8e333ec0dfc901e26aa801137e7df65fb365565637bbfe2",
+    "zh:ad107b8e11dd0609b856584ce70ae6621aa4f1f946da51f7c792f1259e3f9c27",
+    "zh:d5dc1683693a5fe2652952f50dbbeccd02716799c26c6d1a1378b226cf845e9b",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/infra/README.md b/infra/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..586d8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/hands-on/deploy-docker-containers/
+
diff --git a/infra/main.tf b/infra/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c348d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "~> 4.48.0"
+    }
+  }
+
+  required_version = ">= 1.3.6"
+}
+
+provider "aws" {
+  region                   = "us-east-1"
+  shared_credentials_files = ["./credentials"]
+  profile                  = "minictf"
+  default_tags {
+    tags = {
+      Service = "minictf"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_ecr_repository" "minictf_ecr" {
+  name                 = "minictf"
+  image_tag_mutability = "MUTABLE"
+  tags = {
+    Name = "minictf-ecr"
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/infra/terraform.tfstate b/infra/terraform.tfstate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5181db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/terraform.tfstate
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  "version": 4,
+  "terraform_version": "1.3.6",
+  "serial": 11,
+  "lineage": "9c8c0fd2-3972-3452-d36a-3de87f12af8c",
+  "outputs": {},
+  "resources": [
+    {
+      "mode": "managed",
+      "type": "aws_ecr_repository",
+      "name": "minictf_ecr",
+      "provider": "provider[\"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws\"]",
+      "instances": [
+        {
+          "schema_version": 0,
+          "attributes": {
+            "arn": "arn:aws:ecr:us-east-1:479426508990:repository/minictf",
+            "encryption_configuration": [
+              {
+                "encryption_type": "AES256",
+                "kms_key": ""
+              }
+            ],
+            "force_delete": null,
+            "id": "minictf",
+            "image_scanning_configuration": [
+              {
+                "scan_on_push": false
+              }
+            ],
+            "image_tag_mutability": "MUTABLE",
+            "name": "minictf",
+            "registry_id": "479426508990",
+            "repository_url": "479426508990.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/minictf",
+            "tags": {
+              "Name": "minictf-ecr"
+            },
+            "tags_all": {
+              "Name": "minictf-ecr",
+              "Service": "minictf"
+            },
+            "timeouts": null
+          },
+          "sensitive_attributes": [],
+          "private": "eyJlMmJmYjczMC1lY2FhLTExZTYtOGY4OC0zNDM2M2JjN2M0YzAiOnsiZGVsZXRlIjoxMjAwMDAwMDAwMDAwfX0="
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "check_results": null
+}
diff --git a/infra/terraform.tfstate.backup b/infra/terraform.tfstate.backup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce8cfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/terraform.tfstate.backup
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "version": 4,
+  "terraform_version": "1.3.6",
+  "serial": 9,
+  "lineage": "9c8c0fd2-3972-3452-d36a-3de87f12af8c",
+  "outputs": {},
+  "resources": [],
+  "check_results": null
+}