Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) tool developed by HashiCorp. It allows you to define and manage your infrastructure using a declarative configuration language, known as HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL), or JSON.
Step 1: Update your system's package list
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install Required Dependencies
One such dependency is unzip
, which is used to extract the Terraform package after downloading it. To install unzip
, use the following command:
sudo apt install unzip
Step 3: Download Terraform
Next, we need to download the Terraform binary from the official HashiCorp website. At the time of writing, the latest version is 1.9.4. You can download it using the wget
command:
wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/1.9.4/terraform_1.9.4_linux_amd64.zip
Step 4: Unzip the Downloaded File
Once the download is complete, you'll need to unzip the downloaded file to extract the Terraform binary. Run the following command:
unzip terraform_1.9.4_linux_amd64.zip
After unzipping, you can verify the contents of the directory using the ls -lrt
command:
ls -lrt
Step 5: Move the Terraform Binary to a Directory in Your PATH
To make Terraform accessible from anywhere in your terminal, move the Terraform binary to a directory that is included in your system's PATH. A common choice is /usr/local/bin
:
mv terraform /usr/local/bin
Step 6: Verify the Installation
Finally, you should verify that Terraform has been installed correctly by checking its version. Run the following command:
terraform --version
Conclusion
You've now successfully installed Terraform on your Ubuntu system! You can now start using Terraform to define, provision, and manage your infrastructure with ease. Happy coding!