Installing Terraform

Install the Terraform CLI on macOS with Homebrew or MacPorts, on Windows with Chocolatey or Scoop, and on Linux with APT or DNF.

Before using the Streamkap Terraform Provider, you need to install the Terraform CLI on your machine.

macOS

Homebrew (Recommended)

Homebrew is the most popular package manager for macOS.

# Add the HashiCorp tap
brew tap hashicorp/tap

# Install Terraform
brew install hashicorp/tap/terraform

# Verify installation
terraform --version

MacPorts

If you use MacPorts, Terraform is available in the ports collection:

sudo port install terraform

# Verify installation
terraform --version

Windows

Chocolatey (Recommended)

Chocolatey is a popular package manager for Windows.

# Run in an elevated PowerShell prompt (Run as Administrator)
choco install terraform

# Verify installation
terraform --version

Scoop

Scoop is another package manager for Windows:

scoop install terraform

# Verify installation
terraform --version

Manual Installation

1. Download the appropriate package from the Terraform downloads page
2. Extract the zip archive
3. Move terraform.exe to a directory in your system PATH (e.g., C:\Windows\System32 or create a dedicated directory)
4. Open a new command prompt and verify: terraform --version

Linux

Ubuntu/Debian (APT)

# Add HashiCorp GPG key
wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg

# Add the official HashiCorp repository
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list

# Update and install
sudo apt update && sudo apt install terraform

# Verify installation
terraform --version

RHEL/CentOS/Fedora (DNF/YUM)

# Add HashiCorp repository
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo

# Install Terraform
sudo dnf install terraform

# Verify installation
terraform --version

Troubleshooting