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Nutanix v0.7.4 published on Friday, Mar 21, 2025 by Piers Karsenbarg
Nutanix: Installation & Configuration
Installation
The Pulumi Nutanix provider is available as a package from the following repositories:
- JavaScript/TypeScript:
@pierskarsenbarg/nutanix - Python:
pierskarsenbarg-pulumi-nutanix - Go:
github.com/pierskarsenbarg/pulumi-nutanix/sdk/go/nutanix - .NET:
PiersKarsenbarg.Nutanix
Provider Binary
The Nutanix provider binary is a third party binary. It can be installed using the pulumi plugin command.
pulumi plugin install resource nutanix <version> --server github://api.github.com/pierskarsenbarg
Replace the version string with your desired version.
Setup
To provision resources with the Pulumi Nutanix provider, you need to authenticate using the configuration options as specified below.
Configuration Options
Use pulumi config set nutanix:<option> --secret.
| Option | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
username | Required | This is the username for the Prism Elements or Prism Central instance. This can also be specified with the NUTANIX_USERNAME environment variable. |
password | Required | This is the password for the Prism Elements or Prism Central instance. This can also be specified with the NUTANIX_PASSWORD environment variable. |
endpoint | Required | This is the endpoint for the Prism Elements or Prism Central instance. This can also be specified with the NUTANIX_ENDPOINT environment variable. |
insecure | Optional | This specifies whether to allow verify ssl certificates. This can also be specified with NUTANIX_INSECURE. Defaults to false. |
port | Optional | This is the port for the Prism Elements or Prism Central instance. This can also be specified with the NUTANIX_PORT environment variable. Defaults to 9440. |
You should use the
--secret flag to encrypt the config values using your secret provider. For more information on this, view the Pulumi Configuration Secrets section in the Pulumi docs.