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External Resources

Pointers to official documentation and community resources.

Official HashiCorp Documentation

Resource	URL	Use For
Terraform Docs	https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/docs	Language reference, CLI commands
Terraform Tutorials	https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials	Step-by-step learning paths
Language Reference	https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language	HCL syntax, expressions, functions
CLI Reference	https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli	Command options and usage
Best Practices	https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cloud-docs/recommended-practices	Official workflow recommendations

Terraform Registry

Resource	URL	Use For
Provider Registry	https://registry.terraform.io/browse/providers	Find and explore providers
Module Registry	https://registry.terraform.io/browse/modules	Pre-built modules
Telmate Proxmox	https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Telmate/proxmox/latest/docs	Proxmox provider docs
AWS Provider	https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs	AWS resource reference

Proxmox Resources

Resource	URL	Use For
Telmate Provider Docs	https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Telmate/proxmox/latest/docs	Resource configuration
Telmate GitHub	https://github.com/Telmate/terraform-provider-proxmox	Source, issues, examples
Proxmox VE API	https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/api-viewer/	Understanding API calls
Proxmox Wiki	https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page	Proxmox concepts and setup

Community Resources

Resource	URL	Use For
Terraform Best Practices	https://www.terraform-best-practices.com	Community-maintained guide
Awesome Terraform	https://github.com/shuaibiyy/awesome-terraform	Curated list of resources
Terraform Weekly	https://www.yourdevopsmentor.com/terraform-weekly	News and updates

Learning Resources

Resource	URL	Use For
HashiCorp Learn	https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials	Official tutorials
Terraform Up & Running	https://www.terraformupandrunning.com/	Comprehensive book

Tools

Tool	URL	Use For
TFLint	https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint	Linting and best practices
Checkov	https://github.com/bridgecrewio/checkov	Security scanning
Infracost	https://github.com/infracost/infracost	Cost estimation
Terragrunt	https://terragrunt.gruntwork.io/	DRY Terraform configurations
tfenv	https://github.com/tfutils/tfenv	Terraform version management

Quick Links

Most commonly needed:

1. HCL Syntax: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/syntax/configuration
2. Functions: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/functions
3. Expressions: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/expressions
4. Backend Configuration: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/settings/backends
5. Proxmox VM Resource: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Telmate/proxmox/latest/docs/resources/vm_qemu