github.com/adamar/terraform@v0.2.2-0.20141016210445-2e703afdad0e/website/source/docs/internals/index.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "Internals" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-internals" 5 --- 6 7 # Terraform Internals 8 9 This section covers the internals of Terraform and explains how 10 plans are generated, the lifecycle of a provider, etc. The goal 11 of this section is to remove any notion of "magic" from Terraform. 12 We want you to be able to trust and understand what Terraform is 13 doing to function. 14 15 <div class="alert alert-block alert-info"> 16 <strong>Note:</strong> Knowledge of Terraform internals is not 17 required to use Terraform. If you aren't interested in the internals 18 of Terraform, you may safely skip this section. 19 </div>