https://github.com/patkoch/terraform_virtual_machine_windows

Deployment of a Windows virtual machine on Azure using Terraform
https://github.com/patkoch/terraform_virtual_machine_windows

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Deployment of a Windows virtual machine on Azure using Terraform

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/patkoch/terraform_virtual_machine_windows
• Owner: patkoch
• Created: 2021-12-30T17:40:23.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-29T23:32:54.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-02T22:22:40.655Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: azure, hashicorp-terraform, infrastructure-as-code, terraform, virtual-machine, vs-code
• Language: HCL
• Homepage: https://www.patrickkoch.dev/posts/post_12/
• Size: 340 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Deployment of a Windows virtual machine on Azure using Terraform

This is the manual for the provisioning of a Windows virtual machine on Azure using Terraform.

# Prerequisites

Despite of having an *Azure* subscription, install following:

 - [Azure CLI](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli)

 - [Terraform](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/downloads)

# Sources for the Terraform configuration

I'd like to refer to following to links, which I've used for for that example:

[Hashicorp - azurerm - Windows Virtual Machine](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/windows_virtual_machine)

[Hashicorp - azurerm - public ip](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/2.55.0/docs/resources/public_ip)

# Deploy and destroy the Windows virtual machine with Terraform

I recommend to conduct all commands in VS Code using a new Terminal.

## Login in to Azure

Run following command to start the login to *Azure*:

```

az login

```

A new browser session pops up, use the login credentials of your account:



After that, switch back to VS Code, you should see logs similar in the picture shown below:



You can prove whether you are using the right subscription using the following command:

```

az account show

```

This shows you the current subscription:



## Deploy the virtual machine 

The first *Terraform* command is the "init" command:

```

terraform init

```

The logs in the picture below show a successful execution of the command:



As next, run the "format" command, to ensure that all files of your configuration stick to specific language style conventions:

```

terraform fmt

```

After that, ensure that your *Terraform* coniguration is valid by executing:

```

terraform validate

```



Create now a *Terraform* plan file, by running:

```

terraform plan -out tfplan

```

This creates a file named "tfplan" in your directory:



Finally, the command can be executed for deploying the virtual machine on *Azure* - it uses the *Terraform* plan named "tfplan" as an argument:

```

terraform apply "tfplan"

```



The deployment was successful if following log message appears:



Prove the deployment of the virtual machine in the *Azure* portal:



## Destroy the virtual machine

The virtual machine can be destroyed using the following command:

```

terraform destroy

```



# References

https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/azure-get-started/azure-build

https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands