# Deploy ParallelCluster API with Terraform
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In this tutorial, you will define a simple Terraform project to deploy a ParallelCluster API. 

**Prerequisites**
+ Terraform v1.5.7\$1 is installed.
+ IAM role with the permissions to deploy the ParallelCluster API. See [Required permissions](tutorial-deploy-terraform-permissions.md).