# Technical Documentation: hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm

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# Terraform Provider for Azure (Resource Manager)

The AzureRM Terraform Provider allows managing resources within Azure Resource Manager.

When using version 5.0 of the AzureRM Provider we recommend using the latest version of Terraform Core ([the latest version can be found here](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/install)).

* [Terraform Website](https://www.terraform.io)
* [AzureRM Provider Documentation](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs)
* [AzureRM Provider Usage Examples](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm/tree/main/examples)
* [Slack Workspace for Contributors](https://terraform-azure.slack.com) ([Request Invite](https://join.slack.com/t/terraform-azure/shared_invite/zt-3qcv2dj6v-aKas6O6FSBZaxSSZph~Uvg))

## Usage Example

```hcl
# 1. Specify the version of the AzureRM Provider to use
terraform {
  required_providers {
    azurerm = {
      source = "hashicorp/azurerm"
      version = "=5.0.0"
    }
  }
}

# 2. Configure the AzureRM Provider
provider "azurerm" {
  # The AzureRM Provider supports authenticating using via the Azure CLI, a Managed Identity
  # and a Service Principal. More information on the authentication methods supported by
  # the AzureRM Provider can be found here:
  # https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs#authenticating-to-azure

  # The features block allows changing the behaviour of the Azure Provider, more
  # information can be found here:
  # https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/guides/features-block
  features {}
}

# 3. Create a resource group
resource "azurerm_resource_group" "example" {
  name     = "example-resources"
  location = "West Europe"
}

# 4. Create a virtual network within the resource group
resource "azurerm_virtual_network" "example" {
  name                = "example-network"
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  location            = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  address_space       = ["10.0.0.0/16"]
}
```

* [Usage documentation for the AzureRM Provider can be found in the Terraform Registry](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs).
* [Learn more about Terraform and the AzureRM Provider on HashiCorp Learn](https://learn.hashicorp.com/collections/terraform/azure-get-started).
* [Additional examples can be found in the `./examples` folder within this repository](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm/tree/main/examples).

## Developing & Contributing to the Provider

See [Building the Provider](contributing/topics/building-the-provider.md) for how to build and develop the provider, and the [`/contributing`](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm/tree/main/contributing) directory for the full set of contributor guides.

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