terraform network_error ai_generated true

Error: Failed to query available provider packages: could not retrieve the list of available versions for provider hashicorp/aws: request timed out after 30 seconds

ID: terraform/terraform-provider-registry-timeout

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-10-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
Terraform v1.5 active — — —
Terraform v1.6 active — — —
Terraform v1.7 active — — —
Terraform v1.8 active — — —

Root Cause

Network connectivity issue or registry server timeout prevents Terraform from fetching provider versions from the registry.

generic

中文

网络连接问题或注册表服务器超时，导致 Terraform 无法从注册表获取提供程序版本。

Official Documentation

https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/config/environment-variables#TF_REGISTRY_CLIENT_TIMEOUT

Workarounds

  1. 70% success Set the environment variable 'TF_REGISTRY_CLIENT_TIMEOUT' to a higher value, e.g., 60 seconds, and rerun 'terraform init'. 
    Set the environment variable 'TF_REGISTRY_CLIENT_TIMEOUT' to a higher value, e.g., 60 seconds, and rerun 'terraform init'.
  2. 90% success Use a local provider mirror by configuring 'provider_installation' in .terraformrc to use a filesystem mirror or network mirror. 
    Use a local provider mirror by configuring 'provider_installation' in .terraformrc to use a filesystem mirror or network mirror.

中文步骤

  1. Set the environment variable 'TF_REGISTRY_CLIENT_TIMEOUT' to a higher value, e.g., 60 seconds, and rerun 'terraform init'.
  2. Use a local provider mirror by configuring 'provider_installation' in .terraformrc to use a filesystem mirror or network mirror.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 90% fail

    Debug logging does not resolve network timeouts; it only adds verbosity without addressing the root cause.

  2. 80% fail

    Without a local mirror, Terraform cannot find any providers, leading to a different error about missing providers.

  3. 95% fail

    Provider blocks do not have a timeout attribute for registry queries; this is a client-side setting.