Lab Solution Sign Up Setup

Welcome to this hands-on lab. In this guide, you’ll sign up for Terraform Cloud, create your first organization, and integrate the Terraform CLI with Terraform Cloud. By the end, you’ll be ready to manage infrastructure seamlessly across any cloud.

Table of Contents

• Task 1: Sign Up for Terraform Cloud
• Task 2: Create a Terraform Cloud Organization
• Task 3: Authenticate via the CLI
• Summary of Tasks
• Links and References

Task 1: Sign Up for Terraform Cloud

Begin by navigating to the Terraform website:

1. Go to terraform.io and click Try Terraform Cloud.
2. On the signup form, enter your desired Username, Email, and Password, then submit.

Task 2: Create a Terraform Cloud Organization

Once you’re logged in, Terraform Cloud prompts you to create a new organization if none exists. Organization names must be unique across all Terraform Cloud users.

1. Enter a globally unique Organization Name.
2. Confirm your email address.
3. Click Create organization.

In this lab, our example org is named Mastering Terraform Cloud. You’ll see the new organization dashboard, ready for workspace and settings configuration.

Task 3: Authenticate via the CLI

To link your local Terraform CLI to Terraform Cloud, generate an API token:

1. Run the login command in your terminal:

   terraform login
   

2. When prompted, confirm by typing yes:

   Do you want to proceed?
   Only 'yes' will be accepted to confirm.
   Enter a value: yes
   

3. Terraform opens a browser window to the tokens page:

   Open the following URL to access the tokens page for app.terraform.io:
   https://app.terraform.io/app/settings/tokens?source=terraform-login
   

4. On the Terraform Cloud website, create a new token (e.g., Terraform login – Mastering Terraform Cloud) and copy it.

5. Paste the token back into the CLI (it will be hidden as you type):

   Token for app.terraform.io:
   Enter a value: <paste-your-token>
   

Upon successful authentication, you’ll see a confirmation message:

Retrieved token for user <your_username>
Welcome to Terraform Cloud!
Documentation: terraform.io/docs/cloud
New to TFC? Follow these steps to instantly apply an example configuration:
  $ git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/tfc-getting-started.git
  $ cd tfc-getting-started
  $ scripts/setup.sh

terraform logout

Summary of Tasks

Links and References

• Terraform Cloud Documentation
• Terraform CLI Reference
• Terraform Getting Started Examples