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Using Terraform with Azure

Hey, Gurus! Welcome to the Using Terraform with Azure hands-on lab. In this lab, we will cover 3 objectives. First, we will log into the Azure portal and configure the Cloud Shell to use Bash. Second, we check which version of Terraform the Cloud Shell is running. If it is not the latest version, we will update it. In our final objective, we configure Terraform to use the Terraform Azure provider. Instead of jumping around to different screens, this is a quick and easy way to use Terraform with Azure.

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Level

Advanced

Duration

15m

Published

Jun 17, 2022

Challenge

Setup Cloud Shell
In the portal
1. Go to the portal and log in using your lab credentials.
2. Click the Cloud Shell icon next to the search bar in the portal.
3. Select Bash at the prompt.
4. Click Show Advanced Settings.
5. Set the Cloud Shell region to the same location as the resource group.
6. Select the existing Resource Group, and select Use Existing for the Storage Account.
7. In the File share section, choose Create new and enter "terraform".
8. Click Attach Storage.
Challenge

Check the Terraform Version
In the Cloud Shell
1. Check the Terraform version in the Cloud Shell.
2. If the Terraform version is up to date, proceed to the next objective. If it is out of date, follow the steps below.
3. Download the updated Terraform binary from the lab repo to the Cloud Shell.
4. Unzip the terraform_1.1.7_linux_amd64.zip file.
5. Create a directory called bin.
6. Move the terraform binary to the bin directory.
7. Check the Terraform version to confirm you are using the newest version available.
Challenge

Configure Terraform Azure Provider
In the Cloud Shell
1. Create a working directory called terraformguru.
2. Move into the terraformguru working directory.
3. Create a file called providers.tf.
4. Paste the following code into the providers.tf file:
```
terraform {
  required_providers {
    azurerm = {
      source  = "hashicorp/azurerm"
      version = "=2.91.0"
    }
  }
}

provider "azurerm" {
  features {}
  skip_provider_registration = true
}
```
5. Save the file.
6. Initialize your working directory.

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Using Terraform with Azure

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Table of Contents

Setup Cloud Shell

In the portal

Check the Terraform Version

In the Cloud Shell

Configure Terraform Azure Provider