terraform stacks init reference

Use the terraform stacks init command to initialize a Stack component configuration by downloading configuration dependencies.

Usage

$ terraform stacks <global-stacks-flags> init <options>

Description

Initialize the Stack's component configuration by downloading the configuration dependencies. This command creates a .terraform directory, and populates it with any remote modules or sub-Stacks. Do not include the .terraform directory in version control. This command also downloads any provider dependencies and creates a .terraform.lock.hcl file.

Options

• -upgrade: Install the latest module and provider versions allowed within configured constraints, overriding the default behavior of selecting exactly the version recorded in the dependency lockfile.

  • Optional.
  • Boolean flag.
  • Default: false.

• -json: Output results in JSON format instead of the default human-readable text format.

  • Optional.
  • Boolean flag.
  • Default: false.

Examples

The following command initializes a Stack's component configuration:

$ terraform stacks init

The following command initializes a Stack's component configuration and upgrades to the latest allowed versions:

$ terraform stacks init -upgrade

Global flags

Refer to Global flags reference for information about flags you can use with all commands.

Related

• Terraform Stacks CLI reference