Terraform Azure Provider Beginner Guide: Create Azure Resources with Terraform

Terraform Azure Provider Beginner Guide#

Learn how to use the Terraform AzureRM provider to create Azure resources such as resource groups, virtual networks, storage accounts, and virtual machines.

Provider configuration#

terraform { required_providers { azurerm = { source = "hashicorp/azurerm" version = "~> 4.0" } } } provider "azurerm" { features {} }

Create a resource group#

resource "azurerm_resource_group" "demo" { name = "rg-terraform-demo" location = "Central India" }

Common Azure resources managed by Terraform#

• Resource groups.
• Virtual networks and subnets.
• Network security groups.
• Virtual machines.
• Storage accounts.
• AKS clusters.
• Key Vault.

Best practices#

• Use remote backend with Azure Storage.
• Use separate subscriptions or resource groups for environments.
• Apply consistent tags.
• Use Key Vault for secrets.
• Review plan output before apply.

Related guides#

• Terraform Learning Path
• Terraform Remote Backend

Official references#

• Terraform AzureRM provider documentation