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Ionoscloud: Installation & Configuration

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    Installation

    The Pulumi IONOS Cloud provider enables you to manage IONOS Cloud resources using Pulumi in your preferred language. Follow the steps below to install the provider and set up your environment.

    1. Install the Pulumi CLI

    If you haven’t already, install the Pulumi CLI.

    2. Install the IONOS Cloud Provider Package

    Depending on your language, install the provider package:

    3. Install the Provider Binary

    The IONOS Cloud provider binary is a third-party binary required by Pulumi to interact with IONOS Cloud. Install it using the Pulumi plugin command:

    pulumi plugin install resource ionoscloud vX.Y.Z --server github://api.github.com/ionos-cloud/pulumi-ionoscloud
    

    Replace vX.Y.Z with the desired version.
    You can check for the latest version here.


    Configuration

    Before you can provision resources, you must configure the provider with your IONOS Cloud credentials.

    Required Credentials

    You need either:

    • Username and Password or API Token

    See Token Management for details on generating a token.

    Setting Credentials

    You can provide credentials using environment variables (recommended for security):

    Environment VariableDescription
    IONOS_USERNAMEUsername for IONOS Cloud API authentication
    IONOS_PASSWORDPassword for IONOS Cloud API authentication
    IONOS_TOKENAPI token for authentication (alternative to username/password)
    IONOS_API_URLAPI endpoint URL (default: api.ionos.com). Override only if necessary.
    IONOS_LOG_LEVELLog level: Off, Debug, or Trace (default: Off)
    IONOS_PINNED_CERTSHA-256 public fingerprint for certificate pinning
    IONOS_CONTRACT_NUMBERContract number (for reseller accounts only)
    IONOS_S3_ACCESS_KEYAccess key for IONOS Object Storage API
    IONOS_S3_SECRET_KEYSecret key for IONOS Object Storage API
    IONOS_S3_REGIONRegion for Object Storage (default: eu-central-3). Required if using IONOS_API_URL_OBJECT_STORAGE.

    Example (Linux/macOS):

    export IONOS_USERNAME="your-username"
    export IONOS_PASSWORD="your-password"
    # or
    export IONOS_TOKEN="your-api-token"
    

    Certificate Pinning

    To enable certificate pinning, set the IONOS_PINNED_CERT environment variable to the SHA-256 public fingerprint of the certificate.
    You can obtain the fingerprint from your browser’s certificate details.


    Debugging

    Enable logging for troubleshooting by setting IONOS_LOG_LEVEL:

    export IONOS_LOG_LEVEL=debug
    

    Allowed values: Off, Debug, Trace.
    Note: Use trace only for debugging. Disable it in your production environments because it can log sensitive data. It logs the full request and response without encryption, even for an HTTPS call. Verbose request and response logging can also significantly impact your application’s performance.


    Troubleshooting

    • Ensure your credentials are correct and exported in your environment.
    • If you encounter plugin errors, verify the provider binary version matches your Pulumi project requirements.
    • For more details, refer to the Pulumi IONOS Cloud documentation or open an issue on GitHub.
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