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Quickstart: Install and Configure Terraform

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Terraform enables the definition, preview, and deployment of cloud infrastructure. Using Terraform, you create configuration files using HCL syntax. The HCL syntax allows you to specify the cloud provider - such as Azure - and the elements that make up your cloud infrastructure. After you create your configuration files, you create an execution plan that allows you to preview your infrastructure changes before they're deployed. Once you verify the changes, you apply the execution plan to deploy the infrastructure.

Prerequisites

  • Azure subscription: If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.

Configure in Azure Cloud Shell with Bash

Azure Cloud Shell includes Terraform and automatically updates to the latest version of Terraform. However, the updates come within a couple of weeks of release. The following article shows you how to download and install the current version of Terraform using Bash within the Cloud Shell environment.

Configure in Azure Cloud Shell with PowerShell

Azure Cloud Shell includes Terraform and automatically updates to the latest version of Terraform. However, the updates come within a couple of weeks of release. The following article shows you how to download and install the current version of Terraform using PowerShell within the Cloud Shell environment.

Configure in Windows with Bash

The following article shows you how to install and test Terraform in Windows using a Bash emulator.

Configure in Windows with PowerShell

The following article shows you how to install and test Terraform in Windows using PowerShell.

Troubleshoot Terraform on Azure

Troubleshoot common problems when using Terraform on Azure

Next steps

Create Azure resource group