Providers

A Terraform provider is a plugin that enables Terraform to manage resources of a specific technology or service, such as cloud platforms, databases, or APIs, by exposing its resources and operations through a set of APIs.

Providers Overview

A Terraform provider is a plugin that enables Terraform to manage resources of a specific technology or service, such as cloud platforms, databases, or APIs, by exposing its resources and operations through a set of APIs.

How providers are installed and configured

Installing a provider in Terraform involves specifying the required providers and their versions in the Terraform configuration, and then running terraform init, which automatically downloads and installs the providers in your local environment.

Use multiple Accounts

Using multiple providers in Terraform involves specifying each required provider in your configuration file, each with its unique settings, allowing management of resources across different platforms or regions within the same configuration.

Use multiple providers

Using multiple providers in Terraform involves specifying each required provider in your configuration file, each with its unique settings, allowing management of resources across different platforms or regions within the same configuration.

Last modified July 21, 2024: update (e2ae86c)