Using the Terraform Apply Command

Jack Roper
ITNEXT
Published in
4 min readJun 14, 2022

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In this post, I will explain what the terraform apply command is used for, what it does, the available options, and when to run it.

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What is Terraform apply?

The terraform apply command executes the actions proposed in a terraform plan. It is used to deploy your infrastructure. Typically applyshould be run after terraform init and terraform plan .

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