diff --git a/quickstart/template/main.tf b/quickstart/template/main.tf
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+# This file should include references to data sources, resources, and modules
+# required to manage the desired Azure infrastructure.
diff --git a/quickstart/template/optional.tf b/quickstart/template/optional.tf
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+# Optionally use other *.tf files to brake out the infrastructure in to more
+# manageable and understandable chunks.
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+# Use this file to define all outputs that will be returned by the configuration
+
+output "resource" {
+  value = azurerm_resource_group.my_rg.name
+}
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+# We strongly recommend using the required_providers block to set the
+# Azure Provider source and version being used
+terraform {
+  required_version = ">=0.15.0"
+
+  required_providers {
+    azurerm = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/azurerm"
+      version = "=2.56.0"
+    }
+  }
+
+  # We recommend using a remote backend like Azure storage 
+  #    backend "azurerm" {
+  #      storage_account_name = "" // existing storage account
+  #      container_name       = "tfstate"
+  #      key                  = "terraform.tfstate"
+  #      resource_group_name  = "" // resource group where storage account exists
+  #    }
+  #
+  # or Terraform Cloud (https://app.terraform.io)
+  #  backend "remote" {
+  #    hostname = "app.terraform.io"
+  #    organization = "company"
+  #
+  #    workspaces {
+  #      name = "my-app-prod"
+  #    }
+  #  }
+}
+
+# Configure the Microsoft Azure Provider
+provider "azurerm" {
+  features {}
+}
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+# Azure Quickstart Template
+
+This directory contains the suggested file structure for azure Quickstart configurations. This structure is based on best practices defined by HashiCorp.
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+# Use this file to define all variables that will be used in the configuraion 
+
+variable "var1" {
+  type = string
+  description = "my first variable"
+  default = "foo"
+}
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