Getting Started with Terraform – Installation (Part 1)

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The installation process of Terraform is straightforward, and it can be installed on various operating systems such as Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Now, let’s move on to the installation process. There are several ways to install Terraform, depending on your operating system.

For Linux systems:

  1. Open your terminal and run the following command to download the latest Terraform binary:
wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/<version>/terraform_<version>_linux_amd64.zip

Replace <version> with the latest version number of Terraform.

  1. Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:
unzip terraform__linux_amd64.zip
  1. Move the extracted Terraform binary to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/

Verify the installation by running the following command:

terraform version

For macOS systems:

  1. Open your terminal and run the following command to download the latest Terraform binary:
curl -LO https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/<version>/terraform_<version>_darwin_amd64.zip

Replace <version> with the latest version number of Terraform.

  1. Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:
unzip terraform_<version>_darwin_amd64.zip
  1. Move the extracted Terraform binary to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/
  1. Verify the installation by running the following command:
terraform version

For Windows systems:

  1. Download the latest Terraform binary from the official website: https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html
  2. Extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.
  3. Add the directory where the Terraform binary is located to your system’s PATH environment variable.
  4. Verify the installation by running the following command in Command Prompt:
terraform version

That’s it! You’ve successfully installed Terraform on your system. Now you can start using Terraform to create and manage your infrastructure resources.

I hope this helps! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask.

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