Installing Terraform

The process of running Terraform and using it to provision your cloud resources is generally initiated on your local laptop or desktop. Terraform itself is downloaded from its website, and it’s available for all of the leading operating systems.

Unlike the majority of applications, there’s no installer. Terraform is run directly from the file you download; there’s no installation process to go through. You can install it system-wide if you want to do so, but you can run it from any directory you wish. Download files for Terraform are located at the following website: https://www.terraform.io/.

Once there, you should see a Download button:

Figure 20.1: The Terraform website

After clicking the Download button, you’ll see a new page that will offer Terraform for six different operating systems, including the usual suspects such as Linux, macOS, and Windows. Most likely, it will automatically select the operating system...