# Resources

### Overview

Resources are the primary building blocks in Terraform. They represent infrastructure objects that Terraform creates and manages. The TeraSwitch provider includes resources for compute infrastructure.

### Available Resources

| Resource                                              | Description        |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| [teraswitch\_metal](/integrations/terraform/metal.md) | Bare metal servers |

### Common Patterns

#### Resource Dependencies

Use `depends_on` to explicitly define dependencies between resources:

```hcl
resource "teraswitch_metal" "database" {
  hostname = "db-01"
  region   = "PIT1"
  # ... configuration
}

resource "teraswitch_metal" "web" {
  hostname   = "web-01"
  region     = "PIT1"
  # ... configuration

  depends_on = [teraswitch_metal.database]
}
```

#### Lifecycle Management

Control resource behavior with lifecycle blocks:

```hcl
resource "teraswitch_metal" "database" {
  hostname = "db-01"
  region   = "PIT1"
  # ... configuration

  lifecycle {
    prevent_destroy = true  # Prevent accidental deletion
  }
}
```

#### Tagging Resources

Apply consistent tags for organization and cost tracking:

```hcl
locals {
  common_tags = {
    environment = "production"
    team        = "platform"
    managed_by  = "terraform"
  }
}

resource "teraswitch_metal" "app" {
  hostname = "app-01"
  region   = "PIT1"
  tags     = local.common_tags
}
```

### Resource Timeouts

Some resources have configurable timeouts for long-running operations:

```hcl
resource "teraswitch_metal" "database" {
  # ... configuration

  timeouts {
    create = "45m"  # Metal provisioning can take time
    delete = "15m"
  }
}
```


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