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Configure Terraform in Azure Cloud Shell with Azure PowerShell
Learn how to configure Terraform in Azure Cloud Shell with Azure PowerShell
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03/18/2023
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Configure Terraform in Azure Cloud Shell with Azure PowerShell

[!INCLUDE Terraform abstract]

This article shows how to get started with Terraform on Azure using Cloud Shell and PowerShell.

In this article, you learn how to:

[!div class="checklist"]

  • Configure Cloud Shell
  • Understand common Terraform and Azure authentication scenarios
  • Authenticate via a Microsoft account from Cloud Shell (using Bash or PowerShell)
  • Authenticate via a Microsoft account from Windows (using Bash or PowerShell)
  • Create a service principal using the Azure CLI
  • Create a service principal using Azure PowerShell
  • Specify service principal credentials in environment variables
  • Specify service principal credentials in a Terraform provider block

1. Configure your environment

[!INCLUDE open-source-devops-prereqs-azure-subscription.md]

2. Open Cloud Shell

[!INCLUDE open-cloud-shell.md]

3. Install latest version of Terraform in Azure Cloud Shell

[!INCLUDE install-latest-version.md]

4. Verify the default Azure subscription

[!INCLUDE confirm-default-azure-subscription-or-authenticate.md]

5. Authenticate Terraform to Azure

[!INCLUDE authenticate-to-azure.md]

Troubleshoot Terraform on Azure

Troubleshoot common problems when using Terraform on Azure

Next steps

[!div class="nextstepaction"] Create Azure resource group