github.com/rstandt/terraform@v0.12.32-0.20230710220336-b1063613405c/website/docs/provisioners/remote-exec.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "Provisioner: remote-exec" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-provisioners-remote" 5 description: |- 6 The `remote-exec` provisioner invokes a script on a remote resource after it is created. This can be used to run a configuration management tool, bootstrap into a cluster, etc. To invoke a local process, see the `local-exec` provisioner instead. The `remote-exec` provisioner supports both `ssh` and `winrm` type connections. 7 --- 8 9 # remote-exec Provisioner 10 11 The `remote-exec` provisioner invokes a script on a remote resource after it 12 is created. This can be used to run a configuration management tool, bootstrap 13 into a cluster, etc. To invoke a local process, see the `local-exec` 14 [provisioner](/docs/provisioners/local-exec.html) instead. The `remote-exec` 15 provisioner supports both `ssh` and `winrm` type [connections](/docs/provisioners/connection.html). 16 17 -> **Note:** Provisioners should only be used as a last resort. For most 18 common situations there are better alternatives. For more information, see 19 [the main Provisioners page](./). 20 21 ## Example usage 22 23 ```hcl 24 resource "aws_instance" "web" { 25 # ... 26 27 provisioner "remote-exec" { 28 inline = [ 29 "puppet apply", 30 "consul join ${aws_instance.web.private_ip}", 31 ] 32 } 33 } 34 ``` 35 36 ## Argument Reference 37 38 The following arguments are supported: 39 40 * `inline` - This is a list of command strings. They are executed in the order 41 they are provided. This cannot be provided with `script` or `scripts`. 42 43 * `script` - This is a path (relative or absolute) to a local script that will 44 be copied to the remote resource and then executed. This cannot be provided 45 with `inline` or `scripts`. 46 47 * `scripts` - This is a list of paths (relative or absolute) to local scripts 48 that will be copied to the remote resource and then executed. They are executed 49 in the order they are provided. This cannot be provided with `inline` or `script`. 50 51 ## Script Arguments 52 53 You cannot pass any arguments to scripts using the `script` or 54 `scripts` arguments to this provisioner. If you want to specify arguments, 55 upload the script with the 56 [file provisioner](/docs/provisioners/file.html) 57 and then use `inline` to call it. Example: 58 59 ```hcl 60 resource "aws_instance" "web" { 61 # ... 62 63 provisioner "file" { 64 source = "script.sh" 65 destination = "/tmp/script.sh" 66 } 67 68 provisioner "remote-exec" { 69 inline = [ 70 "chmod +x /tmp/script.sh", 71 "/tmp/script.sh args", 72 ] 73 } 74 } 75 ```