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The current way to refer to a managed resource is to use its resource type name as a top-level symbol in the reference. This is convenient and makes sense given that managed resources are the primary kind of object in Terraform. However, it does mean that an externally-extensible namespace (the set of all possible resource type names) overlaps with a reserved word namespace (the special prefixes like "path", "var", etc), and thus introducing any new reserved prefix in future risks masking an existing resource type so it can't be used anymore. We only intend to introduce new reserved symbols as part of future language editions that each module can opt into separately, and when doing so we will always research to try to choose a name that doesn't overlap with commonly-used providers, but not all providers are visible to us and so there is always a small chance that the name we choose will already be in use by a third-party provider. In preparation for that event, this introduces an alternative way to refer to managed resources that mimics the reference style used for data resources: resource.type.name . When using this form, the second portion is _always_ a resource type name and never a reserved word. There is currently no need to use this because all of the already-reserved symbol names are effectively blocked from use by existing Terraform versions that lack this escape hatch. Therefore there's no explicit documentation about it yet. The intended use for this is that a module upgrade tool for a future language edition would detect references to resource types that have now become reserved words and add the "resource." prefix to keep that functionality working. Existing modules that aren't opted in to the new language edition would keep working without that prefix, thus keeping to compatibility promises. |
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Terraform
- Website: https://www.terraform.io
- Forums: HashiCorp Discuss
- Documentation: https://www.terraform.io/docs/
- Tutorials: HashiCorp's Learn Platform
- Certification Exam: HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Terraform is a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Terraform can manage existing and popular service providers as well as custom in-house solutions.
The key features of Terraform are:
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Infrastructure as Code: Infrastructure is described using a high-level configuration syntax. This allows a blueprint of your datacenter to be versioned and treated as you would any other code. Additionally, infrastructure can be shared and re-used.
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Execution Plans: Terraform has a "planning" step where it generates an execution plan. The execution plan shows what Terraform will do when you call apply. This lets you avoid any surprises when Terraform manipulates infrastructure.
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Resource Graph: Terraform builds a graph of all your resources, and parallelizes the creation and modification of any non-dependent resources. Because of this, Terraform builds infrastructure as efficiently as possible, and operators get insight into dependencies in their infrastructure.
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Change Automation: Complex changesets can be applied to your infrastructure with minimal human interaction. With the previously mentioned execution plan and resource graph, you know exactly what Terraform will change and in what order, avoiding many possible human errors.
For more information, see the introduction section of the Terraform website.
Getting Started & Documentation
Documentation is available on the Terraform website:
If you're new to Terraform and want to get started creating infrastructure, please check out our Getting Started guides on HashiCorp's learning platform. There are also additional guides to continue your learning.
Show off your Terraform knowledge by passing a certification exam. Visit the certification page for information about exams and find study materials on HashiCorp's learning platform.
Developing Terraform
This repository contains only Terraform core, which includes the command line interface and the main graph engine. Providers are implemented as plugins, and Terraform can automatically download providers that are published on the Terraform Registry. HashiCorp develops some providers, and others are developed by other organizations. For more information, see Extending Terraform.
To learn more about compiling Terraform and contributing suggested changes, please refer to the contributing guide.
To learn more about how we handle bug reports, please read the bug triage guide.