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Terraform Cookbook

You're reading from   Terraform Cookbook Master Infrastructure as Code efficiency with real-world Azure automation using Terraform

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804616420
Length 634 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Preface 1. Setting Up the Terraform Environment 2. Writing Terraform Configurations FREE CHAPTER 3. Scaling Your Infrastructure with Terraform 4. Using Terraform with External Data 5. Managing Terraform State 6. Applying a Basic Terraform Workflow 7. Sharing Terraform Configuration with Modules 8. Provisioning Azure Infrastructure with Terraform 9. Getting Starting to Provisioning AWS and GCP Infrastructure Using Terraform 10. Using Terraform for Docker and Kubernetes Deployment 11. Running Test and Compliance Security on Terraform Configuration 12. Deep-Diving into Terraform 13. Automating Terraform Execution in a CI/CD Pipeline 14. Using Terraform Cloud to Improve Team Collaboration 15. Troubleshooting Terraform Errors 16. Other Books You May Enjoy
17. Index
Appendix A: Terraform Cheat Sheet 1. Appendix B: Terraform Resources

Getting started using Terraform for GCP

In the previous recipes of this chapter, we learned how to use Terraform on AWS.

In this recipe, we will learn how to create a GCP service account and provision resources in GCP using Terraform.

Let’s get started!

Getting ready

Before creating a resource in GCP with Terraform, we need to create a GCP service account that will have permission to provision resources in GCP.

To create a GCP service account using the console, perform the following steps:

  1. In the Services menu, select the IAM & Admin menu and select the Service Accounts submenu.
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Figure 9.11: GCP Service Accounts menu

  1. Then, click on the CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button.
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Figure 9.12: GCP CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button

  1. Fill in the Service accounts form:
    1. Enter the service account name and description and click on the CREATE AND CONTINUE button.
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    Figure 9.13: GCP service...

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