How-To Manage Multiple Projects in Terraform with Crusoe Cloud

Last Updated: Jan 09, 2026

Introduction

This article explains how to deploy resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), across multiple projects in Crusoe Cloud using Terraform. It addresses a common requirement for users managing infrastructure across different crusoe projects.

Prerequisites

• Make sure you have terraform installed.
• Install  Crusoe CLI to authenticate.
• Ensure you have a valid SSH key to access the deployed VMs.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Check the list of available projects and types of vms available

   • Run the command below to list available projects and their project IDs. Select the project_ids where you want to deploy your resources.

     crusoe projects list

   • The command below lists all the available locations, where your resources will be deployed.

     crusoe locations list

   • The command below lists all the available images.

     crusoe compute images list

   • The command below lists all the available VM types to choose from.

     crusoe compute vms types 

2. Create Terraform file to provision the vms in different projects

   • Create a file named `main.tf` and copy the following configuration and update the values as per your requirements:

     terraform {
         required_providers {
           crusoe = {
             source = "crusoecloud/crusoe"
               version = "0.5.26"
         }
       }
     }
     
     locals {
        ssh_key = file("~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub") #replace with path to your public SSH key if different
     
     variable "project_id1" {
        type = string
        default = "YOUR_PROJECT1_ID" #add your project1 id here
     }
     
     variable "project_id2" {
        type = string
        default = "YOUR_PROJECT2_ID" #add your project2 id here
     }
     
     #creating VM1 in project_id1
     resource "crusoe_compute_instance" "vmprojectid1" {
        name = "testproject1vm"
        project_id = var.project_id1
        type = "c1a.2x"
        location = "eu-iceland1-a"
        image = "ubuntu22.04:latest"
        ssh_key = local.ssh_key
     }
     
     #creating VM2 in project_id2
     resource "crusoe_compute_instance" "vmprojectid2" {
        name = "testproject2vm"
        project_id = var.project_id2
        type = "c1a.2x"
        location = "eu-iceland1-a"
        image = "ubuntu22.04:latest"
        ssh_key = local.ssh_key
     }

   • At the root of your terraform project, run the series of commands below to deploy the resources to multiple projects.

     terraform init
     terraform plan
     terraform apply

   • Terraform will provision the VMs in both projects.

Additional Resources

• Crusoe Cloud VM Documentation
• Crusoe CLI Guide
• Terraform Documentation