first namecheap domain added

main.tf

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   backend "pg" {}
+  required_providers {
+    namecheap = {
+      source = "namecheap/namecheap"
+      version = ">= 2.0.0"
+    }
+  }
 }

namecheap.tf

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// https://registry.terraform.io/providers/namecheap/namecheap/latest/docs
+
+variable "caladan-ip" {
+  type = string
+  default = "139.162.137.29"
+}
+
+provider "namecheap" {
+  user_name = "gthar"
+  api_user = "gthar"
+  client_ip = var.caladan-ip
+  use_sandbox = false
+}
+
+resource "namecheap_domain_records" "monotremata-xyz" {
+  domain = "monotremata.xyz"
+  mode = "MERGE"  // maybe eventually move to OVERWRITE
+
+  record {
+    hostname = "@"
+    type = "A"
+    address = var.caladan-ip
+  }
+}

run_terraform

@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
 export HTTP_PROXY=caladan:8888
 export HTTPS_PROXY=caladan:8888
+NAMECHEAP_API_KEY=$(pass namecheap.com/api_key)
+export NAMECHEAP_API_KEY
 
 terraform "$@"