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Arindam Mitra

Posted on Dec 6, 2023 • Edited on Mar 4, 2024

Run Pipeline in Terraform Cloud

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Greetings my fellow Technology Advocates and Specialists.

This is Chapter #4 of my Terraform Cloud Session.

In this Session, I will demonstrate, how to Run Pipeline in Terraform Cloud.

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTOR(S):-
Anand Arbone - @anandarbone

I had the Privilege to talk on this topic in ONE Azure Communities:-

NAME OF THE AZURE COMMUNITY	TYPE OF SPEAKER SESSION
Azure Spring Clean - 2024	Virtual

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:-

REQUIREMENTS:-
1. Terraform Cloud and Organization(s).
2. Azure Devops Organization(s) and Project(s).
3. Integrate Terraform Cloud Organization and Azure Devops Services (VCS Provider).
4. Project(s) in Terraform Cloud.
5. Workspace(s) in Terraform Cloud.

CODE REPOSITORY:-

CONTRIBUTORS:-
1. Arindam Mitra
2. Anand Arbone

Greetings to my fellow Technology Advocates and Specialists.

Below is the list of all the blogs published under Terraform Cloud Series:-

DATE	TOPICS	CONTENT
06.12.2023	Create Terraform Cloud Organization	https://github.com/arindam0310018/06-Dec-2023-DevOps__Terraform-Cloud/tree/main/01-Create-Organization
06.12.2023	Integrate Azure Devops and Terraform Cloud	https://github.com/arindam0310018/06-Dec-2023-DevOps__Terraform-Cloud/tree/main/02-Azure-Devops-Integration
06.12.2023	Setup Projects and Workspaces In Terraform Cloud	https://github.com/arindam0310018/06-Dec-2023-DevOps__Terraform-Cloud/tree/main/03-Setup-Projects-and-Workspaces
06.12.2023	Run Pipeline in Terraform Cloud	https://github.com/arindam0310018/06-Dec-2023-DevOps__Terraform-Cloud/tree/main/04-Run-Pipeline

TERRAFORM CLOUD LOGIN URL:-
https://app.terraform.io/session

STEP BY STEP PROCESS:-
1. Configure the Workspace Variables.
Workspaces are a) 01_RG; b) 02_Log_Analytics
We start with "01_RG" Workspace. Click on "Configure variables".

Click on "Add variable".

The environmental variables configured are - a) ARM_CLIENT_ID - App Registration which has required Access (Contributor) on the Subscription; b) ARM_CLIENT_SECRET - App Registration Secret; c) ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID - The Subscription where Terraform code will deploy all Azure Resources; and d) ARM_TENANT_ID - Azure Tenant

Execute the "Run" to deploy a Resource Group.


Plan was Successful.

Confirm Apply.

Apply was Successful.

Validate the Resource Group Deployment in Subscription.

Validate the State file of the Resource Group Deployment in Terraform Cloud.


Below is how it looks under "Projects & workspaces".

We repeat the same steps for workspace "02_Log_Analytics".
"Environment variables" configured.

Plan and Apply Successful.

Validate the Log Analytics Workspace Deployment.

Validate the State file of the Log Analytics Workspace Deployment in Terraform Cloud.

Below is how it looks under "Projects & workspaces".