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# Azure Traffic Manager with virtual machines
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This Terraform template was based on [this](https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/201-traffic-manager-vm) Azure Quickstart Template. Changes to the ARM template that may have occurred since the creation of this example may not be reflected here.
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This template shows how to create an Azure Traffic Manager profile to load-balance across a couple of Azure virtual machines. Each endpoint has an equal weight but different weights can be specified to distribute load non-uniformly.
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See also:
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- <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/traffic-manager-routing-methods/">Traffic Manager routing methods</a> for details of the different routing methods available.
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- <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/mt163581.aspx">Create or update a Traffic Manager profile</a> for details of the JSON elements relating to a Traffic Manager profile.
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## main.tf
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The `main.tf` file contains the actual resources that will be deployed. It also contains the Azure Resource Group definition and any defined variables.
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## outputs.tf
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This data is outputted when `terraform apply` is called, and can be queried using the `terraform output` command.
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## provider.tf
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Azure requires that an application is added to Azure Active Directory to generate the `client_id`, `client_secret`, and `tenant_id` needed by Terraform (`subscription_id` can be recovered from your Azure account details). Please go [here](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/azurerm/) for full instructions on how to create this to populate your `provider.tf` file.
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## terraform.tfvars
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If a `terraform.tfvars` file is present in the current directory, Terraform automatically loads it to populate variables. We don't recommend saving usernames and password to version control, but you can create a local secret variables file and use `-var-file` to load it.
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If you are committing this template to source control, please insure that you add this file to your `.gitignore` file.
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## variables.tf
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The `variables.tf` file contains all of the input parameters that the user can specify when deploying this Terraform template.
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