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dynamic block

Learn dynamic block in Terraform through a focused explanation, a topic-specific example, an engineering warning, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Intermediate

terraform-012.tf

hcl

dynamic "ingress" {
  for_each = var.ports
  content { from_port=ingress.value to_port=ingress.value protocol="tcp" cidr_blocks=["10.0.0.0/8"] }
}

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