This article outlines how to create an Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) in the AWS Cloud using Terraform. It explains what AWS ECR is, its benefits, and provides a step-by-step guide to constructing your Terraform file through to successfully deploying ECR. Lifecycle policies are also covered, as well as how to import an existing ECR registry into your Terraform state files. The final example discusses the AWS ECR Terraform module and demonstrates its use.