How to Install Terraform on Ubuntu Linux | Complete Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
In this easy and complete step-by-step tutorial, you’ll learn **how to install Terraform on Ubuntu Linux** the right way. Terraform is one of the most popular **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** tools used for automating cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, and more. Whether you are a DevOps engineer, cloud learner, or a beginner exploring IaC tools, this guide will help you install, verify, and start using Terraform quickly.
### **In This Video, You Will Learn:**
✅ What Terraform is and why developers use it
✅ How to update your Ubuntu system
✅ How to install dependencies like `curl` and `gnupg`
✅ How to add the official HashiCorp GPG key
✅ How to add the HashiCorp repository
✅ How to install Terraform with apt
✅ How to verify the Terraform installation
✅ How to create your first Terraform project folder
✅ How to run Terraform commands like `init`, `validate`, and `plan`
### **Why Use Terraform?**
Terraform is widely used for:
* Automating cloud infrastructure
* Managing multiple environments
* Working with multi-cloud deployments
* Version-controlling infrastructure
* Reducing manual cloud setup
* Increasing speed and repeatability
It works with providers like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, and more.
### **Who This Tutorial Is For:**
👉 DevOps beginners
👉 Cloud engineers
👉 System administrators
👉 Students learning IaC
👉 Anyone deploying cloud resources
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