In this article, we will explore what Terraform is and how to install Terraform on different Linux distributions via HashiCorp repositories.
What is Terraform?
Terraform, a widely used cloud orchestration tool in the field of automation, helps deploy infrastructure through the IAC (Infrastructure as code) approach.
Developed by Hashicorp, Terraform is released under the Mozilla Public License. It supports both public and private clouds, as well as hybrid environments. Currently, Terraform supports 145 providers, including popular ones like AWS, Azure Cloud, GCP, Oracle Cloud, and more.
The architecture of Terraform is straightforward. You just need to download the Terraform binary to your local or server machine, which will serve as your base machine.
You must specify the provider in your syntax file. Terraform will automatically download the corresponding plugin and authenticate with the provider API to execute the plan.
What is Infrastructure as Code?
The practice of provisioning and managing resources such as Virtual Machines, Storage, Networks, Database, etc., through machine-readable definition files instead of interactive tools or hardware configurations.
Features
- Open-source.
- Declarative syntax.
- Pluggable Modules.
- Immutable infrastructure.
- Simple client-only architecture.
Let’s begin...
Installing Terraform in Linux Distributions
The primary distribution packages of Terraform are in .zip
format, containing a single executable file that you can extract to any location on your Linux system.
For easier integration with configuration management tools, Terraform also provides package repositories for Debian-based and RHEL-based systems. This allows you to install Terraform using your default package management tools like APT, Yum, or DNF.
Install Terraform in Debian, Ubuntu & Mint
<code>wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list sudo apt update sudo apt install terraform</code>
Install Terraform in RHEL and CentOS
<code>sudo yum install -y yum-utils sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo sudo yum update sudo yum -y install terraform</code>
Install Terraform in Fedora
<code>sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/fedora/hashicorp.repo sudo dnf update sudo dnf -y install terraform</code>
To verify the installation, run the following command:
<code>$ terraform version</code>
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