diff --git a/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf b/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf
--- a/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 resource "aws_security_group" "keyserver_mariadb_security_group" {
   name        = "keyserver-mariadb-sg"
   description = "Allow inbound traffic on port 3307 and all outbound traffic"
-  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.default.id
+  vpc_id      = local.vpc_id
 
   # Inbound rules
   ingress {
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-
 # MariaDB RDS Instance
 resource "aws_db_instance" "mariadb" {
   allocated_storage      = 100
diff --git a/services/terraform/self-host/aws_vpc.tf b/services/terraform/self-host/aws_vpc.tf
--- a/services/terraform/self-host/aws_vpc.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/self-host/aws_vpc.tf
@@ -1,11 +1,31 @@
-# VPC
+# Default VPC Data
+
+data "aws_vpc" "default" {
+  default = true
+}
+
+data "aws_subnets" "default" {
+  filter {
+    name   = "vpc-id"
+    values = [data.aws_vpc.default.id]
+  }
+}
+
+data "aws_internet_gateway" "default" {
+  filter {
+    name   = "attachment.vpc-id"
+    values = [data.aws_vpc.default.id]
+  }
+}
+
+
+# User Created VPC
 resource "aws_vpc" "default" {
   cidr_block           = "172.31.0.0/16"
   enable_dns_support   = true
   enable_dns_hostnames = true
 }
 
-# Public Subnets
 resource "aws_subnet" "public_1" {
   vpc_id                  = aws_vpc.default.id
   cidr_block              = "172.31.0.0/20"
@@ -20,35 +40,35 @@
   map_public_ip_on_launch = true
 }
 
-# Internet Gateway
+
 resource "aws_internet_gateway" "default" {
   vpc_id = aws_vpc.default.id
 }
 
 # Route Table for Internet Gateway
 resource "aws_route_table" "public_igw_route_table" {
-  vpc_id = aws_vpc.default.id
+  vpc_id = local.vpc_id
 
   route {
     cidr_block = "${var.allowed_ip}/32"
-    gateway_id = aws_internet_gateway.default.id
+    gateway_id = var.user_created_vpc ? aws_internet_gateway.default.id : data.aws_internet_gateway.default.id
   }
 }
 
 resource "aws_route_table_association" "public_1_igw_route_association" {
-  subnet_id      = aws_subnet.public_1.id
+  subnet_id      = local.vpc_subnets[0]
   route_table_id = aws_route_table.public_igw_route_table.id
 }
 
 resource "aws_route_table_association" "public_2_igw_route_association" {
-  subnet_id      = aws_subnet.public_2.id
+  subnet_id      = local.vpc_subnets[1]
   route_table_id = aws_route_table.public_igw_route_table.id
 }
 
 # DB Subnet Group
 resource "aws_db_subnet_group" "public_db_subnet_group" {
   name       = "public-db-subnet-group"
-  subnet_ids = [aws_subnet.public_1.id, aws_subnet.public_2.id]
+  subnet_ids = local.vpc_subnets
 
   tags = {
     Name = "DB subnet group associated with private vpc subnet"
diff --git a/services/terraform/self-host/main.tf b/services/terraform/self-host/main.tf
--- a/services/terraform/self-host/main.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/self-host/main.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+locals {
+  vpc_id      = var.user_created_vpc ? aws_vpc.default.id : data.aws_vpc.default.id
+  vpc_subnets = var.user_created_vpc ? [aws_subnet.public_1.id, aws_subnet.public_2.id] : [data.aws_subnets.default.ids[0], data.aws_subnets.default.ids[0]]
+}
+
 provider "aws" {
   region = var.region
 
diff --git a/services/terraform/self-host/terraform.tfvars.example b/services/terraform/self-host/terraform.tfvars.example
--- a/services/terraform/self-host/terraform.tfvars.example
+++ b/services/terraform/self-host/terraform.tfvars.example
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 mariadb_username    = "username"
 mariadb_password    = "password"
 region              = "us-west-1"
-availability_zone_1 = "us-west-1b"
-availability_zone_2 = "us-west-1c"
 allowed_ip          = "0.0.0.0"
diff --git a/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf b/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf
--- a/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/self-host/variables.tf
@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "user_created_vpc" {
+  description = "Use non-default vpc and subnets"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "availability_zone_1" {
-  description = "First availability zone for vpc subnet"
+  description = "First availability zone for vpc subnet if user created vpc"
   type        = string
   default     = "us-west-1b"
 }
 
 variable "availability_zone_2" {
-  description = "Second availability zone for vpc subnet"
+  description = "Second availability zone for vpc subnet if user created vpc"
   type        = string
   default     = "us-west-1c"
 }