Import an existing resource

IfYou youcan wantuse the terraform import command to import in the Elestio state an existing project or service already running,running.

you

 can use the terraform import command.

Project

Project

# Import a project by specifying the project ID.
terraform import elestio_project.myawesomeproject project_id

1. Declare the resource in your .tfterraform file

resource "elestio_project" "example_project" {
  name = "example-project"
  #
  ...
}

2. Retrieve your ProjectID on the projects list page.
   
   
   
   

3. Execute the import command
   
   

   terraform import elestio_project.exemple_project 2434

   Then you can run a terraform apply command and elestioTerraform will handle your project resource as an update and not a new resource to create.

Service

# Import a service by specifying the Project ID it belongs to, and the service ID (spaced by a comma).
terraform import elestio_service.myawesomeservice project_id,service_id

1. Declare the resource in your .tfterraform file

resource "elestio_postgres" "exemple_postgres" {
  project_id    = elestio_project.exemple_project.id
  #
  ...
}

2. Retrieve your ProjectID on the projects list page.
   
   
3. Retrieve your ServiceID on the service page.

4. Execute the import command
   
   

   terraform import elestio_postgres.exemple_postgres 2434,27265610

   Then you can run a terraform apply command and elestioTerraform will handle your service resource as an update and not a new resource to create.