github.com/hugorut/terraform@v1.1.3/website/docs/language/resources/provisioners/remote-exec.mdx (about) 1 --- 2 page_title: 'Provisioner: remote-exec' 3 description: >- 4 The `remote-exec` provisioner invokes a script on a remote resource after it 5 is created. This can be used to run a configuration management tool, bootstrap 6 into a cluster, etc. To invoke a local process, see the `local-exec` 7 provisioner instead. The `remote-exec` provisioner supports both `ssh` and 8 `winrm` type connections. 9 --- 10 11 # remote-exec Provisioner 12 13 The `remote-exec` provisioner invokes a script on a remote resource after it 14 is created. This can be used to run a configuration management tool, bootstrap 15 into a cluster, etc. To invoke a local process, see the `local-exec` 16 [provisioner](/language/resources/provisioners/local-exec) instead. The `remote-exec` 17 provisioner requires a [connection](/language/resources/provisioners/connection) 18 and supports both `ssh` and `winrm`. 19 20 -> **Note:** Provisioners should only be used as a last resort. For most 21 common situations there are better alternatives. For more information, see 22 [the main Provisioners page](/language/resources/provisioners). 23 24 ## Example usage 25 26 ```hcl 27 resource "aws_instance" "web" { 28 # ... 29 30 # Establishes connection to be used by all 31 # generic remote provisioners (i.e. file/remote-exec) 32 connection { 33 type = "ssh" 34 user = "root" 35 password = var.root_password 36 host = self.public_ip 37 } 38 39 provisioner "remote-exec" { 40 inline = [ 41 "puppet apply", 42 "consul join ${aws_instance.web.private_ip}", 43 ] 44 } 45 } 46 ``` 47 48 ## Argument Reference 49 50 The following arguments are supported: 51 52 * `inline` - This is a list of command strings. They are executed in the order 53 they are provided. This cannot be provided with `script` or `scripts`. 54 55 * `script` - This is a path (relative or absolute) to a local script that will 56 be copied to the remote resource and then executed. This cannot be provided 57 with `inline` or `scripts`. 58 59 * `scripts` - This is a list of paths (relative or absolute) to local scripts 60 that will be copied to the remote resource and then executed. They are executed 61 in the order they are provided. This cannot be provided with `inline` or `script`. 62 63 -> **Note:** Since `inline` is implemented by concatenating commands into a script, [`on_failure`](/language/resources/provisioners/syntax#failure-behavior) applies only to the final command in the list. In particular, with `on_failure = fail` (the default behaviour) earlier commands will be allowed to fail, and later commands will also execute. If this behaviour is not desired, consider using `"set -o errexit"` as the first command. 64 65 ## Script Arguments 66 67 You cannot pass any arguments to scripts using the `script` or 68 `scripts` arguments to this provisioner. If you want to specify arguments, 69 upload the script with the 70 [file provisioner](/language/resources/provisioners/file) 71 and then use `inline` to call it. Example: 72 73 ```hcl 74 resource "aws_instance" "web" { 75 # ... 76 77 provisioner "file" { 78 source = "script.sh" 79 destination = "/tmp/script.sh" 80 } 81 82 provisioner "remote-exec" { 83 inline = [ 84 "chmod +x /tmp/script.sh", 85 "/tmp/script.sh args", 86 ] 87 } 88 } 89 ```