workflow

terraform init

Initialize Terraform

• Downloads AWS provider.

• Sets up .terraform directory.

• Important: Run this whenever you add new providers or modules.

files after terraform init .terraform folder modules folder modules.json providers liscence.txt terraform-aws-prov-exe .terraform.lock.hcl

terraform validate

terraform validate

• Ensures syntax is correct.

• Catches typos, missing arguments, bad HCL.

terraform fmt -recursive

• Formats all .tf files.

• Keeps repo clean (important for teams).