Using Dynamic Blocks in Terraform

Some resources in Terraform can have multiple instances of the same nested block. For instance, the virtual network in Azure or the tags in an AWS auto-scale group. Instead of creating each block by hand, you can use dynamic blocks and a for_each argument. I don't love the solution for reasons I discuss in the video, but I'm a pragmatist at heart. Sometimes good enough is good enough.

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Intro 0:00
What are dynamic blocks? 2:38
Normal Form with Data 3:36
Dynamic Block Syntax 7:13
Azure Example with Dynamic Blocks 9:09
Different Data Types for Dynamic Blocks 14:47
Azure Example without Dynamic Blocks 17:00
Outro 20:30