Creating a folder

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A folder is a space where Yandex Cloud resources are created and grouped.

Management console

CLI

API

Terraform

Click Create folder on the cloud page.
Enter the folder name. Naming requirements:
- The length can be from 3 to 63 characters.
- It may contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
- The first character must be a letter. The last character can't be a hyphen.
(Optional) Enter a description of the folder.
Select the Create a default network option. A network is created with subnets in each availability zone. A default security group, where all network traffic is allowed inside, will also be created in this network.
Click Create.

If you don't have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

See a description of the create folder command:
```
yc resource-manager folder create --help
```
Create a new folder:
- with a name and without a description:
```
yc resource-manager folder create \
  --name new-folder
```
  - The length can be from 3 to 63 characters.
  - It may contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  - The first character must be a letter. The last character can't be a hyphen.
- with a name and description:
```
yc resource-manager folder create \
  --name new-folder \
  --description "my first folder with description"
```

To create a folder, use the create method for the Folder resource.

If you don't have Terraform, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

In the configuration file, describe the parameters of resources that you want to create:
- cloud_id: ID of the cloud where the folder will be created. Optional. By default, the value specified in the provider settings is used.
- name: Name of the folder to be created. Required parameter. Naming requirements:
  - The length can be from 3 to 63 characters.
  - It may contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  - The first character must be a letter. The last character can't be a hyphen.
- description: Folder description. Optional.
Example configuration file structure:
```
resource "yandex_resourcemanager_folder" "folder1" {
  cloud_id    = "<cloud ID>"
  name        = "<name of folder to be created>"
  description = "<folder description>"
}
```
For more information about the parameters of the yandex_resourcemanager_folder resource in Terraform, see the provider documentation.
Make sure that the configuration files are correct.
1. In the command line, go to the directory where you created the configuration file.
2. Check the configuration using the command:
```
terraform validate
```
  If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
3. Run the command:
```
terraform plan
```
  If the configuration is described correctly, the terminal displays a list of created resources and their parameters. If there are errors in the configuration, Terraform points them out.
Deploy the cloud resources.
1. If the configuration doesn't contain any errors, run the command:
```
terraform apply
```
2. Confirm the resource creation: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.
The folder will be created in the specified cloud. You can use the management console or a CLI command to verify that the folder is there:
```
yc resource-manager cloud list
```

Creating a folder

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