$ export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="KEY" ; export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="SECRET-KEY" $ terraform init # set up your env and grab the correct cloud provider module $ terraform plan # dry-run your code for the sake ofbeing cautious $ terraform apply # carefully create your infrastructure output "ip" { value = "${aws_route53_record.chris_A_record.records}" } $ terraform plan records = ["1.2.3.4"] $ terraform apply