Install Terraform

Terraform ships as a single binary file. The examples below include installation information for popular operating systems.

For official instructions on installing Terraform, refer to Install Terraform Open external link .

​​ Mac

The easiest way to install Terraform on macOS is with Homebrew.

$ brew install terraform

==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/terraform-0.11.6.sierra.bottle.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Pouring terraform-0.11.6.sierra.bottle.tar.gz
🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/terraform/0.11.6: 6 files, 80.2MB

$ terraform version
Terraform v0.11.6

​​ Linux

On Linux, download and place the binary in your PATH.

$ wget -q https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.6/terraform_0.11.6_linux_amd64.zip

$ unzip terraform_0.11.6_linux_amd64.zip
Archive:  terraform_0.11.6_linux_amd64.zip
  inflating: terraform

$ sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/terraform

$ terraform version
Terraform v0.11.6

​​ Windows

1. Download the 32 or 64-bit executable from the Download Terraform Open external link page.
2. Unzip and place terraform.exe somewhere in your path.

​​ Other

For additional installers, refer to the Download Terraform Open external link page.