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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate Terraform Associate (004) · Domain 4: Terraform configuration

`count` vs `for_each`, `count.index`, `each.key` and `each.value`

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Both count and for_each are meta-arguments that create several instances of a resource, data source or module from one block. They look similar but identify instances differently, and that difference decides which one you should use.

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