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cloudstack	Provider: CloudStack	docs-cloudstack-index	The CloudStack provider is used to interact with the many resources supported by CloudStack. The provider needs to be configured with a URL pointing to a running CloudStack API and the proper credentials before it can be used.

CloudStack Provider

The CloudStack provider is used to interact with the many resources supported by CloudStack. The provider needs to be configured with a URL pointing to a running CloudStack API and the proper credentials before it can be used.

Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.

Example Usage

# Configure the CloudStack Provider
provider "cloudstack" {
    api_url = "${var.cloudstack_api_url}"
    api_key = "${var.cloudstack_api_key}"
    secret_key = "${var.cloudstack_secret_key}"
}

# Create a web server
resource "cloudstack_instance" "web" {
    ...
}

Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

• api_url - (Required) This is the CloudStack API URL. It must be provided, but it can also be sourced from the CLOUDSTACK_API_URL environment variable.

• api_key - (Required) This is the CloudStack API key. It must be provided, but it can also be sourced from the CLOUDSTACK_API_KEY environment variable.

• secret_key - (Required) This is the CloudStack secret key. It must be provided, but it can also be sourced from the CLOUDSTACK_SECRET_KEY environment variable.