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     6    The `null_resource` is a resource allows you to configure provisioners that
     7    are not directly associated with a single exiting resource.
     8  ---
     9  
    10  # null\_resource
    11  
    12  The `null_resource` is a resource that allows you to configure provisioners
    13  that are not directly associated with a single existing resource.
    14  
    15  A `null_resource` behaves exactly like any other resource, so you configure
    16  [provisioners](/docs/provisioners/index.html), [connection
    17  details](/docs/provisioners/connection.html), and other meta-parameters in the
    18  same way you would on any other resource.
    19  
    20  This allows fine-grained control over when provisioners run in the dependency
    21  graph.
    22  
    23  ## Example usage
    24  
    25  ```
    26  # Bootstrap a cluster after all its instances are up
    27  resource "aws_instance" "cluster" {
    28    count = 3
    29    // ...
    30  }
    31  
    32  resource "null_resource" "cluster" {
    33    # Changes to any instance of the cluster requires re-provisioning
    34    triggers {
    35      cluster_instance_ids = "${join(",", aws_instance.cluster.*.id)}"
    36    }
    37  
    38    # Bootstrap script can run on any instance of the cluster
    39    # So we just choose the first in this case
    40    connection {
    41      host = "${element(aws_instance.cluster.*.public_ip, 0)}"
    42    }
    43  
    44    provisioner "remote-exec" {
    45      # Bootstrap script called with private_ip of each node in the clutser
    46      inline = [
    47        "bootstrap-cluster.sh ${join(" ", aws_instance.cluster.*.private_ip}"
    48      ]
    49    }
    50  }
    51  ```
    52  
    53  ## Argument Reference
    54  
    55  In addition to all the resource configuration available, `null_resource` supports the following specific configuration options:
    56  
    57   * `triggers` - A mapping of values which should trigger a rerun of this set of
    58     provisioners. Values are meant to be interpolated references to variables or
    59     attributes of other resources.
    60