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title: Introduction
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# Proxmox Provider
This provider for [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) is used for interacting with resources supported by [Proxmox](https://www.proxmox.com/en/). The provider needs to be configured with the proper endpoints and credentials before it can be used.
Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.
## Example Usage
```
provider "proxmox" {
virtual_environment {
endpoint = "https://10.0.0.2"
username = "root@pam"
password = "the-password-set-during-installation-of-proxmox-ve"
insecure = true
}
}
```
## Authentication
The Proxmox provider offers a flexible means of providing credentials for authentication. The following methods are supported, in this order, and explained below:
* Static credentials
* Environment variables
### Static credentials
> Warning: Hard-coding credentials into any Terraform configuration is not recommended, and risks secret leakage should this file ever be committed to a public version control system.
Static credentials can be provided by adding a `username` and `password` in-line in the Proxmox provider block:
```
provider "proxmox" {
virtual_environment {
username = "username@realm"
password = "a-strong-password"
}
}
```
### Environment variables
You can provide your credentials via the `PROXMOX_VE_USERNAME` and `PROXMOX_VE_PASSWORD`, environment variables, representing your Proxmox username, realm and password, respectively:
```
provider "proxmox" {
virtual_environment {}
}
```
Usage:
```sh
$ export PROXMOX_VE_USERNAME="username@realm"
$ export PROXMOX_VE_PASSWORD="a-strong-password"
$ terraform plan
```
## Argument Reference
In addition to [generic provider arguments](https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/providers.html) (e.g. `alias` and `version`), the following arguments are supported in the Proxmox `provider` block:
* `virtual_environment` - (Optional) The Proxmox Virtual Environment configuration.
* `endpoint` - (Required) The endpoint for the Proxmox Virtual Environment API (can also be sourced from `PROXMOX_VE_ENDPOINT`).
* `insecure` - (Optional) Whether to skip the TLS verification step (can also be sourced from `PROXMOX_VE_INSECURE`). If omitted, defaults to `false`.
* `otp` - (Optional) The one-time password for the Proxmox Virtual Environment API (can also be sourced from `PROXMOX_VE_OTP`).
* `password` - (Required) The password for the Proxmox Virtual Environment API (can also be sourced from `PROXMOX_VE_PASSWORD`).
* `username` - (Required) The username and realm for the Proxmox Virtual Environment API (can also be sourced from `PROXMOX_VE_USERNAME`).