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Terraform is a tool for building,
changing, and versioning infrastructure. It uses configuration files to describe
the components needed to run a single application or your entire infrastructure.
You can use the
Google Cloud Terraform Provider to create
Spanner instances and databases, and to modify or delete Spanner
resources.
The Google Cloud Terraform Provider offers the following Spanner resources:
For more information about using these resources to create and manage
Spanner instances and databases, see
Using Terraform with Google Cloud or consult the
Google Cloud Terraform Provider reference.
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