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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "Configuring Providers"
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sidebar_current: "docs-config-providers"
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description: |-
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Providers are responsible in Terraform for managing the lifecycle of a resource: create, read, update, delete.
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---
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# Provider Configuration
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Providers are responsible in Terraform for managing the lifecycle
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of a [resource](/docs/configuration/resource.html): create,
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read, update, delete.
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Every resource in Terraform is mapped to a provider based
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on longest-prefix matching. For example the `aws_instance`
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resource type would map to the `aws` provider (if that exists).
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Most providers require some sort of configuration to provide
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authentication information, endpoint URLs, etc. Provider configuration
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blocks are a way to set this information globally for all
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matching resources.
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This page assumes you're familiar with the
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[configuration syntax](/docs/configuration/syntax.html)
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already.
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## Example
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A provider configuration looks like the following:
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```
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provider "aws" {
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access_key = "foo"
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secret_key = "bar"
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region = "us-east-1"
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}
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```
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## Description
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The `provider` block configures the provider of the given `NAME`.
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Multiple provider blocks can be used to configure multiple providers.
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Terraform matches providers to resources by matching two criteria.
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Both criteria must be matched for a provider to manage a resource:
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* They must share a common prefix. Longest matching prefixes are
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tried first. For example, `aws_instance` would choose the
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`aws` provider.
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* The provider must report that it supports the given resource
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type. Providers internally tell Terraform the list of resources
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they support.
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Within the block (the `{ }`) is configuration for the resource.
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The configuration is dependent on the type, and is documented
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[for each provider](/docs/providers/index.html).
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## Syntax
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The full syntax is:
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```
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provider NAME {
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CONFIG ...
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}
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```
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where `CONFIG` is:
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```
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KEY = VALUE
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KEY {
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CONFIG
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}
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```
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