opentofu-provider-setup-skill

OpenTofu Provider Setup

What I do

I guide you through configuring OpenTofu with various cloud providers by leveraging official OpenTofu and Terraform provider documentation. I help you:

• Provider Configuration: Set up provider blocks with required and optional parameters
• Authentication: Configure authentication methods (access keys, service principals, etc.)
• State Management: Configure remote state backends (S3, Azure Storage, GCS, etc.)
• Best Practices: Follow provider-specific configuration patterns from official docs

When to use me

Use this skill when you need to:

• Initialize a new OpenTofu project with provider configuration
• Configure authentication for cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Set up remote state backends for team collaboration
• Understand provider configuration options and best practices
• Troubleshoot provider connection or authentication issues

Prerequisites

• OpenTofu CLI installed: Install from https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/
• Cloud Provider Account: Valid credentials for your target provider
• Basic Terraform Knowledge: Understanding of HCL syntax and configuration structure
• Provider Documentation: Reference to your provider's official documentation

Steps

Step 1: Install OpenTofu CLI

# Verify OpenTofu installation
tofu version

# If not installed, install using package manager or download from:
# https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/

Step 2: Initialize OpenTofu Project

# Create new project directory
mkdir my-opentofu-project
cd my-opentofu-project

# Initialize OpenTofu
tofu init

Step 3: Configure Provider

Create versions.tf to specify required provider versions:

terraform {
  required_providers {
    aws = {
      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
      version = "~> 5.0"
    }
    # Or for Azure:
    azurerm = {
      source  = "hashicorp/azurerm"
      version = "~> 3.0"
    }
    # Or for GCP:
    google = {
      source  = "hashicorp/google"
      version = "~> 5.0"
    }
  }

  # Configure state backend (see Step 4)
  backend "s3" {
    bucket = "my-opentofu-state"
    key    = "prod/terraform.tfstate"
    region = "us-east-1"
  }
}