Company
Date Published
April 21, 2023
Author
Jack Roper
Word count
1331
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In this article, we discuss how to handle 'for loops' in Terraform using meta-arguments such as count and for_each. These constructs can be used for different use cases when you want to repeat a set of actions multiple times. We cover the usage of count, for_each, and for expressions with if clauses. Count is suitable for provisioning identical resources, while for_each is ideal when elements change between instances. The for expression can transform values and be used with an if clause to include or exclude expressions based on a boolean condition.