diff --git a/modules/manage/pages/terraform-provider.adoc b/modules/manage/pages/terraform-provider.adoc index 24a7959cf..71d0fe3cd 100644 --- a/modules/manage/pages/terraform-provider.adoc +++ b/modules/manage/pages/terraform-provider.adoc @@ -97,6 +97,42 @@ The following functionality is supported in the Cloud API but not in the Redpand == Prerequisites +[IMPORTANT] +==== +*Redpanda Terraform Provider - Windows Support Notice* + +The Redpanda Terraform provider is not supported on Windows systems. If you're using Windows, you must use Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) to run the Redpanda Terraform provider. + +To use WSL2 with the Redpanda Terraform provider: + +. If WSL2 is not already installed, install it by running the following command in PowerShell as Administrator: ++ +```powershell +wsl --install +``` ++ +Then restart your computer. + +. Open your WSL2 Linux distribution (e.g., Ubuntu) from the Start menu or by running `wsl` in PowerShell. +. Navigate to your project directory within WSL2. +. Run all Terraform commands from within your WSL2 environment: ++ +```bash +# Initialize Terraform and download the Redpanda provider +terraform init + +# Plan your Redpanda infrastructure changes +terraform plan + +# Apply the configuration to create Redpanda resources +terraform apply + +# View created resources +terraform show +``` + +==== + . Install at least version 1.0.0 of Terraform using the https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/install-cli[official guide^]. . Create a service account in Redpanda Cloud: .. Log in to https://cloud.redpanda.com[Redpanda Cloud^].