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title: "Applying Terraform Configuration"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuideTerraformNIOSProvider/807534943/Applying%20Terraform%20Configuration"
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In this step, you will use basic Terraform CLI commands to apply the configuration file and create resources in the Infoblox Grid.

1. **[Ubuntu]**Open a **Terminal** window.
2. **[Ubuntu]**Use the command **cd  <file path> **to navigate to the correct directory where your **<configuration>.tf **file is located.
3. **[Ubuntu]**Run the **terraform init** command to initialize Terraform in this directory and install the Infoblox provider.
4. **[Ubuntu]**Run the command **terraform plan -out=plan1** to validate the configuration file and plan resource actions. *Note: Running terraform plan prior to applying the configuration is optional but considered a best practice.*

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5. **[Ubuntu]**Run the** terraform apply plan1** command to start the deployment. *Note: If you did not create a plan prior to running this command, omit the plan1 argument. You may also add -auto-approve to avoid a confirmation prompt.*

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