Overview

Before any Terraform blueprint can be created, an API token to authorize interactions with the AutoCloud services and a test workspace module needs to be created to hold the Terraform source that will generate the blueprint.

Generate API Token

Navigate to the Terraform provider API token management page in the AutoCloud settings UI. To create a new token, click the New Token button at the top right of the page:



Click the eye icon next to the newly created token, and copy the value to a safe space:

To learn more about creating and using AutoCloud's Terraform Provider auth tokens, click here.



Bootstrap Test Module

Create a test module following the Hashicorp standard module structure, with additional files to configure providers:

Pin the required versions in versions.tf:

Configure the AutoCloud provider in providers.tf:

Add AutoCloud data source

Add an AutoCloud data source to main.tf:

Initialize & Plan

Initialize Terraform:

Run the first plan: