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Do you mean _on_ the resource that was created? e.g. ssh'ing to a virtual machine and running a script

Or do you mean running locally where the Pulumi client is running?

I can of course run `pulumi up` in a script of my own

but wondering if there's a local-exec resource

There is not a local-exec resource built in.

You can run code (e.g. a shell command) from within the apply function off a resource property and it will run when that property is available (once created and on each subsequent update).

e.g. <https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/concepts/programming-model/#outputs-and-strings>

Also, depending on what you're wanting to do, our Automation API might be more appropriate. <https://www.pulumi.com/blog/automation-api/>

interesting. I'll take a look. do you have an example of running a shell command post-apply handy?

other examples that would be super useful: dealing with the output of Helm-created resources

you could create a DynamicProvider that does thatever you need on the local filesystem, then you can do the `dependsOn` because it becomes a part of the pulumi lifecycle:
<https://www.pulumi.com/blog/dynamic-providers/#dynamic-resource-provider>

<@U01FAHBH7M2> I had the exact same requirement and I did this: <https://gist.github.com/imod/9a664c38d40256726028ab5a3b7f108f> - maybe it is of any help. If you came up with a better solution, please share. Please note: My proposed Resource does work, but it is executed everytime, the `FIXME` the place where the problem is, but I could not find a solution for it. Maybe <@UCWG26BH7> or <@UDEJ1F5SQ> has an idea?