diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 164c76d..7e0b66d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .env
 .terraform*
 *.tfstate*
+*.zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elasting_running_worpress/elastic.tf b/elasting_running_worpress/elastic.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94612eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elasting_running_worpress/elastic.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+data "aws_instance" "alive" {
+
+  filter {
+    name   = "image-id"
+    values = [ "ami-63ec5b1e"]
+  }
+
+  filter {
+    name   = "instance-state-name"
+    values = [ "running"]
+  }
+  
+}
+
+
+resource "aws_eip" "bar" {
+  vpc = true
+
+  instance                  = data.aws_instance.alive.id
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elasting_running_worpress/main.tf b/elasting_running_worpress/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aa7c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elasting_running_worpress/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "3.65.0"
+    }
+  }
+
+  required_version = ">= 0.14.9"
+}
+
+provider "aws" {}    # provided via env file
+
+variable "aws_region" { 
+  # provided via env file
+  description = "Aws region to use"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3331a08..49cb6a1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ make PROJECT=vm_import destoy
 
 # Available projects
 
+
+## vpc_ha
+
+Creates a VPC with a public and a private subnet for each abailability zone.
+Creates an autoscaling group to maintain a single worpress insance available across the 3 availability zones
+Creates an Elastic Ip and uses a Livecycle hook with a python lambta to keep it attached to the running instance upon scaling events.
+
+## elasting_running_worpress/
+Retrieve current running wodpress insance and "manually" attach elastic IP to it
+
 ## lambda_api_gw
 
 Creates an HelloWord lambra function and exposes it via Api Gateway
diff --git a/vpc_ha/autoscale_instance.tf b/vpc_ha/autoscale_instance.tf
index 9c18822..4f22e57 100644
--- a/vpc_ha/autoscale_instance.tf
+++ b/vpc_ha/autoscale_instance.tf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ resource "aws_launch_configuration" "launch_wordpress" {
 resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "autoscale_single" {
   name                  = "single_ha_wordpress"
   launch_configuration  = aws_launch_configuration.launch_wordpress.name
-  vpc_zone_identifier    = [for subnet in aws_subnet.private : "${subnet.id}"]
+  vpc_zone_identifier    = [for subnet in aws_subnet.public : "${subnet.id}"]
   min_size              = 1
   max_size              = 1
   desired_capacity        = 1
@@ -43,9 +43,45 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "autoscale_single" {
   
 }
 
-
-
 ### SSH Key ###
 data "aws_key_pair" "deploy" {
   key_name = "deploykey"
+}
+
+
+#### lifecycle management ###
+
+resource "aws_autoscaling_lifecycle_hook" "insance_start_hook" {
+  name                   = "ec2_instance_start"
+  autoscaling_group_name = aws_autoscaling_group.autoscale_single.name
+  default_result         = "CONTINUE"
+  heartbeat_timeout      = 30
+  lifecycle_transition   = "autoscaling:EC2_INSTANCE_LAUNCHING"
+
+  notification_metadata = <<EOF
+{
+  "project": "vpc_ha"
+}
+EOF
+
+}
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "scale_event" {
+  name        = "capture-ec2-scale"
+  description = "Capture EC2 instance scaling up"
+
+  event_pattern = <<EOF
+{
+  "source": ["aws.autoscaling"],
+  "detail-type": ["EC2 Instance-launch Lifecycle Action"],
+  "detail": {
+    "AutoScalingGroupName": ["single_ha_wordpress"]
+  }
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "lambda_eip_target" {
+  rule      = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.scale_event.name
+  target_id = "ReassignEipLambda"
+  arn       = aws_lambda_function.elastic.arn
 }
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diff --git a/vpc_ha/eip.tf b/vpc_ha/eip.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a53d72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpc_ha/eip.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+resource "aws_eip" "elastic_wordpress" {
+  vpc = true
+  tags = {
+    Name = "wordpress"
+    project = "vpc_ha"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/vpc_ha/lambda.tf b/vpc_ha/lambda.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2154a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpc_ha/lambda.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+data "archive_file" "lambda_elastic" {
+  type = "zip"
+  source_dir  = "${path.module}/lambda"
+  output_path = "${path.module}/lambda.zip"
+}
+
+resource "aws_s3_bucket_object" "lambda_elastic" {
+  bucket = aws_s3_bucket.lambda_lifecycle_bucket.id
+
+  key    = "lambda.zip"
+  source = data.archive_file.lambda_elastic.output_path
+  etag = filemd5(data.archive_file.lambda_elastic.output_path)
+
+  tags = {
+    Name        = "Lambda function bucket object"
+    project     = "vpc_ha"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_lambda_function" "elastic" {
+  function_name = "ReassignElasticIp"
+
+  s3_bucket = aws_s3_bucket.lambda_lifecycle_bucket.id
+  s3_key    = aws_s3_bucket_object.lambda_elastic.key
+
+  runtime = "python3.6"
+  handler = "reassign_eip.lambda_handler"
+
+  source_code_hash = data.archive_file.lambda_elastic.output_base64sha256
+
+  role = aws_iam_role.lifecycle_role.arn
+
+  tags = {
+    Name        = "Reassign EIP Lambda function"
+    project     = "vpc_ha"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "elastic" {
+  name = "/aws/lambda/${aws_lambda_function.elastic.function_name}"
+  retention_in_days = 1
+  tags = {
+    Name        = "Lambda function LogGroup"
+    project     = "vpc_ha"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "lifecycle_role" {
+  name = "lifecycle_lambda_exec"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [{
+      Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+      Effect = "Allow"
+      Sid    = ""
+      Principal = {
+        Service = "lambda.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+  
+   inline_policy {
+    name = "AutoScalingEvent-policy"
+    policy = jsonencode(
+      {
+      "Version": "2012-10-17",
+      "Statement": [
+        {
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "autoscaling:CompleteLifecycleAction"
+          ],
+          "Resource": "${aws_autoscaling_group.autoscale_single.arn}"
+        }
+      ]
+    })
+  }
+  
+  inline_policy {
+    name = "AssociateEIP-policy"
+    policy = jsonencode(
+      {
+      "Version": "2012-10-17",
+      "Statement": [
+        {
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+                "ec2:DescribeAddresses",
+                "ec2:AllocateAddress",
+                "ec2:DescribeInstances",
+                "ec2:AssociateAddress"
+            ],
+          "Resource": "*"
+        }
+      ]
+    })
+  }
+
+  managed_policy_arns = [ 
+    "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole" ,
+    "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEC2ReadOnlyAccess"
+    ]
+
+  tags = {
+    project = "vpc_ha"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/vpc_ha/lambda/reassign_eip.py b/vpc_ha/lambda/reassign_eip.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cc47dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpc_ha/lambda/reassign_eip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import json
+import boto3
+
+client = boto3.client('ec2')
+
+def lambda_handler(event, context):
+    
+    print("Event: " + json.dumps(event))
+
+    instances = client.describe_instances(
+    Filters=[
+            {
+                'Name': 'image-id',
+                'Values': [
+                    'ami-63ec5b1e',
+                ]
+            },{
+                'Name': 'instance-state-name',
+                'Values': [
+                    'running',
+                ]
+            },
+        ]
+    )
+
+    eip = client.describe_addresses(
+        Filters=[
+            {
+                'Name': 'tag:Name',
+                'Values': [
+                    'wordpress',
+                ]
+            },
+        ]
+    )
+    # print("Instances")
+    # print(instances)
+    # print("EIP")
+    # print(eip)
+
+    for r in instances['Reservations']:
+        for i in r['Instances']:
+            instance_id = i['InstanceId']
+            print(instance_id)
+
+    eip_allocation_id = ""
+    eip_ip = ""
+    for e in eip['Addresses']:
+        eip_allocation_id = e['AllocationId']
+        eip_ip = e['PublicIp']
+        print("eip_allocation_id: " + eip_allocation_id)
+        print("eip_ip: " + eip_ip)
+
+    association = client.associate_address(
+        InstanceId=instance_id,
+        PublicIp=eip_ip,
+        AllowReassociation=True
+    )
+    
+    # print("association")
+    # print(association)
+
+    response = {
+        "instance": instance_id,
+        "eip": eip_ip,
+        "association": association.get('AssociationId',"Unassigned")
+    }
+    
+    return {
+        'statusCode': 200,
+        'body': json.dumps(response)
+    }
diff --git a/vpc_ha/main.tf b/vpc_ha/main.tf
index 0aa7c69..9a84702 100644
--- a/vpc_ha/main.tf
+++ b/vpc_ha/main.tf
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ terraform {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws"
       version = "3.65.0"
     }
+    archive = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/archive"
+      version = "~> 2.2.0"
+    }
   }
 
   required_version = ">= 0.14.9"
diff --git a/vpc_ha/s3-bucket.tf b/vpc_ha/s3-bucket.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae9bc8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpc_ha/s3-bucket.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+resource "aws_s3_bucket" "lambda_lifecycle_bucket" {
+  bucket        = "playground-lambda-lifecycle-bucket"
+  acl           = "private"
+  force_destroy = true
+
+  tags = {
+    Name        = "Lifecycle lambda function bucket"
+    project     = "vpc_ha"
+  }
+}