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Installing Terraform

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1. Create a directory and cd  to the directory

2. Create a file named providers.tf with the following content. This will enable the OpenStack provider

   providers.tf

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   # Define required providers terraform { required_version = ">= 0.14.0" required_providers { openstack = { source = "terraform-provider-openstack/openstack" version = "~> 1.35.0" } } } provider "openstack" {}

   
   

3. Declare the cloud information. It is recommended that you refer to Using the OpenStack Command -line Line Interface . You can also declare it in the providers.tf  However, you will have to declare your login details in plain text which is not secure.

4. Run terraform init

   Code Block

   $ terraform init Initializing the backend... Initializing provider plugins... - Reusing previous version of terraform-provider-openstack/openstack from the dependency lock file - Using previously-installed terraform-provider-openstack/openstack v1.35.0 Terraform has been successfully initialized! You may now begin working with Terraform. Try running "terraform plan" to see any changes that are required for your infrastructure. All Terraform commands should now work. If you ever set or change modules or backend configuration for Terraform, rerun this command to reinitialize your working directory. If you forget, other commands will detect it and remind you to do so if necessary.

   
   

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Here are some of the common providers