Where can Terraform not load a provider from?

Where can Terraform not load a provider from?

• A. Source code
• B. Plugins directory
• C. Official HashiCorp distribution on releases.hashicorp.com
• D. Provider plugin cache

Answer: (A)

Terraform loads providers as compiled binaries, not as source code. The plugin system expects a prebuilt executable for your platform, either placed in the local plugins directory or obtained from the official distribution. Because there’s no on-the-fly compilation of provider source during init, raw source code cannot be loaded as a provider. If you’re using a custom provider, you must build it into a binary for your OS and architecture and then supply that binary to Terraform via the plugins directory or allow Terraform to download it from the official distribution or its cached binaries.

Terraform loads providers as compiled binaries, not as source code. The plugin system expects a prebuilt executable for your platform, either placed in the local plugins directory or obtained from the official distribution. Because there’s no on-the-fly compilation of provider source during init, raw source code cannot be loaded as a provider. If you’re using a custom provider, you must build it into a binary for your OS and architecture and then supply that binary to Terraform via the plugins directory or allow Terraform to download it from the official distribution or its cached binaries.