{"id":171891,"date":"2023-10-14T15:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T14:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=171891"},"modified":"2023-10-14T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T14:44:59","slug":"terraform-using-gcp-to-deploy-your-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/terraform-using-gcp-to-deploy-your-infrastructure","title":{"rendered":"Terraform: Using GCP to deploy your infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"171891\" class=\"elementor elementor-171891\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc22773 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7fc22773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f9dd0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34f9dd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Terraform simplifies the management of cloud infrastructures, including Google Cloud Platform. In this article, we will explore how to build a GCP environment using Terraform.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ae7fa1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"28ae7fa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262f4109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"262f4109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Terraform ?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4029a015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4029a015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Terraform is an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaaS) tool developed by <strong>HashiCorp<\/strong>. This solution allows you to manage cloud infrastructure efficiently.<\/p><p>You can centralize various cloud services (such as Google Platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/amazon-web-services-aws-unveiling-the-power-of-the-amazon-cloud\">Amazon Web Services<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/github-course-mastering-the-platform-made-easy\">GitHub,<\/a> Microsoft Azure, etc.) and describe their configurations through a single unified solution.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udca1Important to note: In Terraform&#8217;s language, all these cloud services are referred to as &#8220;Providers.&#8221;<\/p><p>In this article, we will focus specifically on one provider:<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/google-announces-new-ai-models-for-google-cloud\"> Google Cloud Platform<\/a>. The goal is to understand how to deploy GCP infrastructure using Terraform.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6789bd65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6789bd65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2773a066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2773a066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does Terraform work?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5623c42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5623c42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>To run Terraform on GCP, you need to understand how it works.<\/p><p>First and foremost, it&#8217;s a declarative coding tool that uses the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). This language allows you to precisely describe an existing infrastructure and its desired final state.<\/p><p>Terraform operates in three phases:<\/p><ol><li><p><strong>Plan<\/strong>: This phase visualizes the execution plan in a dry run mode. Terraform uses the principle of idempotence, meaning it compares the current state to the desired state. During this planning phase, no actions are implemented.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Apply<\/strong>: If Terraform detects no difference between the initial state of the infrastructure and the target state, it takes no action. However, if a delta is detected, the IaaS tool takes action. For example, it creates a new resource, updates certain elements, or removes others. The newly created or modified resources are organized into &#8220;topologies,&#8221; which are sets of coherent resources (related to an instance, a network, a region, etc.).<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Destroy<\/strong>: Terraform can also be used to manage the destruction of infrastructure elements.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3066b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3066b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these actions are recorded in the tfstate file. This will retrieve the technical IDs of each element. In the event of an update, developers will be able to refresh the various attributes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d361f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d361f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1210\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-171894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-768x405.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3ad99f elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f3ad99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn to use Terraform<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f6cabb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"33f6cabb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329638f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"329638f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you deploy your GCP infrastructure with Terraform?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fadea45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fadea45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tool installation<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6a9fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6a9fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step to deploy your <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gpc-vpc-everything-you-need-to-know-about-googles-virtual-private-cloud\">GCP infrastructure with Terraform<\/a> is to install and configure the necessary tools (Terraform and Google Cloud Platform) if you haven&#8217;t already.<\/p><p>To establish a connection between the two, you&#8217;ll also need to use Google Cloud SDK to manage your GCP resources. This will allow you to authenticate with your Google Cloud Platform account and manage the infrastructure with Terraform.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1995669a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1995669a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Terraform's structure<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643dd6f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"643dd6f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Terraform organizes all <strong>GCP files<\/strong> within a working directory. Whether you have a single file or multiple files, they will all appear in Terraform. However, it&#8217;s advisable to organize your resources effectively to streamline your work and collaboration with other teams.<\/p><p>The Terraform structure comprises several key elements:<\/p><ol><li><p><strong>GCP<\/strong>: This is the top-level that appears in Terraform. This file encompasses all your resources stored on Google Cloud Platform.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Main.tf<\/strong>: This directory is used to execute Terraform. It contains several sections (Provider = GCP, Module = your resources, Output = final results).<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Variable.tf<\/strong>: You should define all your variables here, such as GCP regions. This is the only file you can modify.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Backend.tf<\/strong>: This allows you to store various actions in a tfstate file. Typically, it is stored in Google Cloud Storage, but you can keep it locally. You can also share it with other developers.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c434b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25c434b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating modules<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50781423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50781423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>To deploy the GCP infrastructure with Terraform, you must use modules. These modules enable you to:<\/p><ol><li><p><strong>Create Subnetworks<\/strong>: You can create subnetworks either in a custom or automatic mode. By default, subnetwork creation is automatic, meaning when a new region appears, a new subnetwork is created. If you don&#8217;t want this, you can disable the automatic mode and create subnetworks only when needed.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Define Firewall Rules<\/strong>: These modules allow you to specify rules for allowing or blocking connections to your resources.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Configure Subnetworks<\/strong>: While Google Cloud Platform is a public network, it also hosts Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). With modules, you can define which subnetwork is public and which one is private.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Create Compute Engine Virtual Machine Instances<\/strong>: This allows you to run virtual machines on the Google infrastructure.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7351948e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7351948e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-gcp.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-171895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-gcp.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-gcp-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-gcp-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-gcp-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/terraform-gcp-1536x800.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2952987a elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2952987a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/formations-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn to master Terraform for GCP<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d42bc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d42bc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many other GCP features that you can configure in Terraform modules. If you want to learn more about their utility and how they work, consider joining our training programs at Datascientest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5136a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5136a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executing the Terraform plan<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e934d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e934d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To execute the Terraform plan, you should use the Google Cloud SDK tool you&#8217;ve previously installed.<\/p><p>This connection allows Terraform to compare the current state of GCP with the desired state (defined through various modules) and implement the necessary changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c271fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"15c271fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb8a13d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cb8a13d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages of Terraform for Google cloud platform? <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fbf156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24fbf156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>While Terraform is a relatively new tool (2014), it has already gained popularity among many developers. Here are the main reasons explaining its success:<\/p><ol><li><p><strong>Rapid Infrastructure Management<\/strong>: With various configuration files, it&#8217;s easy to provision, define, or configure your resources.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Collaboration<\/strong>: Terraform&#8217;s multiple features, such as state management and modules, make it suitable for teams of all sizes, no matter where they are located.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Community<\/strong>: Terraform is an open-source tool that continuously improves thanks to contributions from its users.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b54923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15b54923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Terraform is cross-platform. 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