Terraform — Snowflake Setup Beginners Guide — Part 1

Setting up Snowflake resources using Terraform involves several steps. Below is a basic tutorial to guide you through the process:

Step 1: Install Terraform

If you haven’t already, you need to install Terraform on your local machine. You can download it from the official website: Terraform Downloads.

Step 2: Create a Terraform Configuration File

Create a new directory for your Terraform project and create a Terraform configuration file (e.g., main.tf,providers.tf,variables.tf) within that directory. This file will contain your Terraform configuration.

Here is provider.tf

terraform {
  required_providers {
    snowflake = {
      source  = "Snowflake-Labs/snowflake"
      version = "~> 0.76"
    }
  }
}

provider "snowflake" {
  username = var.snowflake_username
  password = var.snowflake_password
  account  = var.snowflake_account_name
  region   = var.snowflake_region
}

Step 3: Define Variables

Define variables for your Snowflake account details. Create a file named variables.tf and add the following:

Variables.tf

# Define variables
variable…