How to Install Terraform on CentOS 8

Terraform is a free and opensource Infrastructure automation tool that allows to automate and manage IT infrastructure over cloud and on premises environments using codes.

This article describes, How to Install Terraform on - CentOS 8.

 

Step 1. Setup Repository: Run the following commands to setup repository for Terraform installation:

 

Run the below command to install prerequisite for Terraform repository setup:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf install -y yum-utils ……………………. Installed:   yum-utils-4.0.21-3.el8.noarch   Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Run the below command to add Terraform repository:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo Adding repo from: https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Run the below command to verify the Terraform repository:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf makecache CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                      8.2 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00 CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                         9.7 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00 CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                         3.8 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00 Hashicorp Stable - x86_64                       1.1 MB/s | 1.3 MB     00:01 Metadata cache created. [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 2. Terraform Installations: Run the following dnf command to install Terraform and dependencies:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf install terraform -y ……………………. Installed: ……………………. terraform-1.6.6-1.x86_64   Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 3. Validate Installation: Run the following command to validate and check installed version of Terraform:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# terraform version Terraform v1.6.6 on linux_amd64 [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Done!!! Terraform basic installation done on CentOS 8.