tf-azure-backend
Deploy a Remote Backend to Azure with Terraform
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About The Project
Terraform is perfect for deploying a StorageAccount in Azure to use it as a Terraform Remote Backend to store your future tfstate files. Part of the repository is a folder called .devcontainer; it contains the Docker container configuration to use it with Microsoft Visial Studio Code and the Remote-Container technologies. Terraform, and Azure CLI got pre- installed to run the container. You need apart of Microsoft Visial Studio Code in addition to run the container Docker Desktop installed on your PC, MAC or Linux to use Remote-Container. It is only optional and not required to run the Terraform scripts.
Deployment
Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/adminph-de/tf-azure-backend.git
Azure Credential file
Switch to the tf-azure-backend/terraform folder
$ cd terraform
Create an addinal file in your cloned repo, called: azurecert.conf with your spezific TENANT_ID, SUBSCRIPTION_ID and a Azure Service Principal (SPN) CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET variable. Find the HowToBuild a SPN in the referenzes below.
Content of the file
ARM_TENANT_ID="0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID="0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
ARM_CLIENT_ID="0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
ARM_CLIENT_SECRET="0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
Terraform Variables file
Create a terraform.tfvars file in your cloned repo with the variable values like this:
project = "Remote Backend for tfstate files"
environment = "PROD"
location = "westus2"
Run Terraform Init
terraform init -backend-config=azurecreds.conf
Run Terraform Plan
terraform plan
Run Terraform Apply
terraform apply -auto-approve
- Check your result in your Azure Subscription
Contact
Project Link: https://github.com/adminph-de/tf-azure-backend
Referenzes
Author of the scrpit source is Guillermo Musumeci. Find detaild docmentation and explainations in his article:
Addinaly to this article, check: