Get Started

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code tool that allows you to define and manage your infrastructure resources in a declarative way. This guide will help you get started with using the Quant Terraform provider to manage your QuantCDN resources.

Tip

Terraform maintains your configuration state, which can be broken when you make configuration changes through both Terraform and either the QuantCDN Dashboard or API.

To avoid this state, make sure you manage Terraform resources only in Terraform. For more details, refer to our best practices.

Prerequisites

1. Install Terraform (version 0.12.x or later)
2. Have a QuantCDN account and API credentials

Installation

1. Install Terraform by following the official Install Terraform guide.

2. Create a new directory for your Terraform configuration:

   mkdir quant-terraform-project
   cd quant-terraform-project

3. Create a main.tf file in this directory to define your Terraform configuration.

Configuration

1. In your main.tf file, add the Quant provider block:

   terraform {
       required_providers {
           quant = {
               source = "quantcdn/quant"
               version = "~> 1.0" # Replace with the latest version
           }
       }
   }
   provider "quant" {
       bearer = "your_api_key_here"
       organization = "your_organization_id_here"
       # Add any other necessary provider configurations
   }

2. Replace "your_api_key_here" with your actual QuantCDN API key.

3. Replace "your_organization_id_here" with your actual QuantCDN organization ID.

Define Resources

Now you can start defining QuantCDN resources in your main.tf file. For example, to create a new project:

resource "quant_project" "example" {
    name = "example"
    description = "An example project"
}

Initialize and Apply

1. Initialize the Terraform working directory:

terraform init

2. Review the planned changes:

terraform plan

3. Apply the configuration:

terraform apply

Next Steps

• Explore the Quant Terraform Provider Documentation for more resources and data sources.
• Learn about Terraform state management to collaborate with team members.
• Set up remote state storage for better team collaboration and security.