Debugging the Terraform execution

When we execute Terraform commands, the display output of the console is quite simple and clear.

In this recipe, we will study how to activate the debug mode in Terraform, which will allow us to display more information about its execution.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will use the Terraform configuration available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Terraform-Cookbook/tree/master/CHAP04/sample-app.

Furthermore, for the purposes of this demonstration, we will run it on a Windows operating system, but the operation is exactly the same on other operating systems.

How to do it…

To activate the debug on Terraform, perform the following steps:

1. In the PowerShell command-line terminal, execute the following command:

$env:TF_LOG = "TRACE"

2. Now, we can execute the Terraform workflow commands with display logs activated:

> terraform init
> terraform plan -out=app.tfplan
> terraform apply app.tfplan

How it works…

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