Best way to import the existing infrastructure on Azure to Terraform

Question

We have a huge azure infrastructure of nearly 6000 components in place, which were created through az cli / powershell. We want to import all of this in terraform and start using terraform for automation. What should be the best way to do that?

Answer 1

Hi Srishti,

You can use Azure Export to export resource groups:

Quickstart: Export your first resources using Azure Export for Terraform

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/terraform/azure-export-for-terraform/export-first-resources?tabs=azure-cli

Please see the following for limitations:

Limitations

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/terraform/azure-export-for-terraform/export-terraform-concepts#limitations

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Answer 2

I'd suggest looking at tfazexport if you're looking to bring in lots of resources by subscription or resource group

https://github.com/Azure/aztfexport