github.com/jmbataller/terraform@v0.6.8-0.20151125192640-b7a12e3a580c/website/source/intro/examples/count.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "intro" 3 page_title: "Count" 4 sidebar_current: "examples-count" 5 description: |- 6 The count parameter on resources can simplify configurations and let you scale resources by simply incrementing a number. 7 --- 8 9 # Count Example 10 11 [**Example Contents**](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tree/master/examples/aws-count) 12 13 The count parameter on resources can simplify configurations 14 and let you scale resources by simply incrementing a number. 15 16 Additionally, variables can be used to expand a list of resources 17 for use elsewhere. 18 19 As with all examples, just copy and paste the example and run 20 `terraform apply` to see it work.