Getting Started with Terraform and Azure

Originally derived from the tutorial on learn.hashicorp.com, I've updated this example over the years to demonstrate the ways that I work with Terraform (especially in Azure DevOps pipelines).

Read on for instructions on how to use this example.

Requirements

• Microsoft Azure subscription
• A resource group to deploy this infrastructure into
• Azure CLI
• Terraform 1.0.0 or later

Deployment

1. Create a resource group in your Azure subscription and make a note of the name.
   • Example: rg-getting-started
2. Clone this repository.
3. Login to your Azure subscription using az login.
4. Change directories to ./infrastructure
5. Run terraform init.
6. Run terraform apply -var='resource_group_name=rg-getting-started.
   • Note: adjust this command to match the name you used to create the resource group in step 1.
   • When prompted by terraform, review the plan and type yes to deploy.

Clean Up

1. Run terraform destroy -var='resource_group_name=rg-getting-started.
   • Note: adjust this command to match the name you used to create the resource group in step 1.
   • When prompted by terraform, review the plan and type yes to remove the managed infrastructure.
2. Delete the resource group you created for this example.

Next Steps

For a more complete walk-through, including examples of using this demo with remote state and pipelines check out these articles:

1. 2021 - Terraform Pipelines with Azure Devops: Getting Started
2. 2019 - Safe Terraform Pipelines with Azure DevOps