Basic Terraform commands 🔥
Find the purpose of basic Terraform commands which you'll use often
Terraform init: Initializes a Terraform configuration in the current directory, downloads required plugins, and sets up the backend.
Terraform plan: Shows the execution plan, highlighting changes that will be made to infrastructure without actually applying them.
Terraform apply: Applies the changes specified in the Terraform configuration to create, modify, or delete resources.
Terraform destroy command to delete the resources created using the apply command. The destroy command is an essential part of the Terraform workflow, allowing users to clean up resources that are no longer needed.
Terraform validate: Validates the Terraform configuration files for syntax and other errors.
Terraform refresh command will check the latest state of your infrastructure and update the state file accordingly without making any changes to the infrastructure.
Terraform fmt command is used to format the Terraform configuration files.
Terraform state: Provides various subcommands to manage the Terraform state, such as listing, moving, and importing resources.
Terraform output: Shows the output values defined in the Terraform configuration, such as IP addresses or URLs of created resources.
Terraform workspace: Manages workspaces, allowing you to work with multiple environments or configurations in the same codebase.
The terraform init -upgrade command is used to upgrade the Terraform plugins and provider dependencies to their latest versions.
When you run terraform init -upgrade, Terraform checks for newer versions of the plugins and provider dependencies declared in the configuration files (providers.tf and .terraform.lock.hcl). If there are newer versions available, Terraform will download and install them. This ensures that you are using the most up-to-date versions of the plugins and providers, which may include bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features.
Who are Terraform's main competitors?
AWS CloudFormation: AWS CloudFormation is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows users to create and manage AWS resources using templates.
Google Cloud Deployment Manager: Google Cloud Deployment Manager is a service provided by Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that enables users to create and manage GCP resources using templates.
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates: Azure Resource Manager is a service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows users to deploy and manage Azure resources using templates.
Ansible: Ansible is an open-source automation tool that can be used for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, and more.
Chef: Chef is a configuration management tool that allows users to define infrastructure as code and manage the configuration of systems.
Puppet: Puppet is another configuration management tool that helps automate the provisioning and configuration of infrastructure.
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