github.com/wikibal01/hashicorp-terraform@v0.11.12-beta1/website/docs/modules/index.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "Modules" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-modules" 5 description: |- 6 Modules in Terraform are self-contained packages of Terraform configurations that are managed as a group. Modules are used to create reusable components in Terraform as well as for basic code organization. 7 --- 8 9 # Modules 10 11 Modules in Terraform are self-contained packages of Terraform configurations 12 that are managed as a group. Modules are used to create reusable components 13 in Terraform as well as for basic code organization. 14 15 Modules are very easy to both use and create. Depending on what you're 16 looking to do first, use the navigation on the left to dive into how 17 modules work. 18 19 ## Definitions 20 **Root module** 21 That is the current working directory when you run [`terraform apply`](/docs/commands/apply.html) or [`get`](/docs/commands/get.html), holding the Terraform [configuration files](/docs/configuration/index.html). 22 It is itself a valid module.