By:
2. Update the “backend.tf” to use an existing remote bucket in GCS. This allows you to migrate it to a CI/CD pipeline in the future, rather than storing the state on your local machine.
3. Signup for a free plan from OpenExchangeRates and generate an ‘App ID’
4. Update the “variables.tf” with your GCP Project-Id, and OpenExchangeRate App-ID
5. Run Terraform
cd terraform
terraform init
terraform apply
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