Terraform VMware vSphere Static IP + SSH + Docker Access for user

this Terraform module provisions VMware virtual machines with:

• Static IP assignment (configurable range)
• SSH access with key-based authentication
• Docker socket access for newly admin created user to access docker Docker Engine

Perfect for DevOps and Cloud engineers needing consistent, reproducible VM environments with Docker control.

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🛠️ Prerequisites

• Terraform v1.0+
• VMware vSphere environment (ESXi + vCenter)
• SSH key pair (public key for VM auth)
• Docker installed on target VMs (handled via cloud-init)

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⚙️ Configuration

1. Set Your Variables in terraform.tfvars

2. Edit the locals block in main.tf to define your desired static IP range

3. # Initialize Terraform

terraform init

# Review plan
terraform plan

# Apply configuration
terraform apply

# SSH into a VM (after apply)
ssh user@192.168.1.5

# test docker have no permission error
docker ps