Local and Remote Exec Provisioners

What if you need to run a script or command after Terraform creates a resource? That's where provisioners come in!

Provisioners allow you to execute actions on the local machine or on a remote resource as part of its lifecycle. They bridge the gap between infrastructure creation and initial software setup.

Think of them as hooks that let you customize your resources right after they're born.

The local-exec provisioner runs commands on the machine where Terraform is being executed.

This is useful for tasks like:

• Generating configuration files locally.
• Triggering local scripts or tools.
• Performing cleanup operations after resource destruction.

It's perfect for actions that don't need to happen on the cloud resource itself.