3. Define the Storage Account resource and update it with your desired name.

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Your complete main.tf file should look like this: 

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4. Open the Azure Portal and click the Cloud Shell icon in the top-right corner. Then, select Bash.

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5. Keep the default settings, select your subscription, and then click Apply.

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6. In the Cloud Shell toolbar, click Manage Files, choose Upload from the dropdown, and upload the recently created main.tf file.

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7. Run the ls command to verify that the file was uploaded successfully.

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8. Execute the following command to initialize Terraform. This will download the Azure provider and set up your working directory.

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9. Apply the Terraform configuration to provision the resources. Terraform will display an execution plan and prompt you to confirm before proceeding.

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10. When prompted, enter "yes" to confirm and proceed with the deployment.

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11. Verify that the Storage Account has been created by navigating to your Resource Group in the Azure Portal. On the Overview page, under the Resources section, you should see the newly created Storage Account.

Note: You can get more terraform templates from here: https://registry.terraform.io/browse/modules?provider=azurerm%2Cazure

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Bonus: Use the Azure Storage Account module from the Terraform Registry to create a storage account.

Step 1: Go to the Terraform Registry.

Step 2: In the search bar, type avm-res-storage-storageaccount.

Step 3: Select the module from the results to view its details and variables.

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Step 4: Copy the example code below into your main.tf file.

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Code explanation.

Top Part – Terraform & Provider Setup

• This is the foundation of every Terraform project.
• It usually stays the same across all deployments.

It only changes if:

• You use a different provider (e.g., AWS, GCP instead of Azure).
• You want to update Terraform or provider versions.

Note: Think of it as “setting up the engine”.

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Module Part – Storage Account Deployment.

• This is where you insert specific modules for the resource you want (e.g., storage account, VM, Key Vault, VNet).
• Each module comes with its own required/optional variables.
• You can add multiple modules inside the same main.tf file to build a whole environment.

Note: Think of it as “plugging in different tools into the engine.”

Note: Don't forget to change to your resource group.

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5. Perform steps 4 to 10 from the previous section to deploy the .tf file in Azure.

Upload your main.tf file and execute the following commands in the Azure Bash shell.

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terraform init
terraform plan
terraform apply

Note: If you encounter this error during deployment:

Wait for the module maintainer to release a version that supports "https_traffic_only_enabled".

Ignore the warning temporarily, it won’t break deployment, but you should fix it before upgrading the provider to v4+.

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6. Combine a few modules.

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Conclusion:
By following these steps, you have successfully created a Terraform template in Visual Studio Code, installed the Terraform CLI on your local machine, and deployed the template using the Bash CLI to provision an Azure Storage Account. This process demonstrates how Terraform enables infrastructure as code, providing a repeatable and automated way to manage Azure resources efficiently and securely.

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Written by Kirill.A - Azure & Cybersecurity Consultant at AntusNet