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1) Install Terraform & Configure AWS (15 min)
We’ll install Terraform and set up your AWS credentials on Ubuntu 24.04.
A. Install Terraform
sudo apt-get update
Updates the local package index so your system knows about the latest software versions.
sudo apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common wget
Installs essential tools:
- gnupg → handles security keys
- software-properties-common → helps manage repositories
- wget → used to download files
wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp.gpg
Downloads and stores HashiCorp’s official GPG key for verifying Terraform packages.
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
Adds the HashiCorp package repository to your system so Terraform can be installed and updated.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y terraform && clear
Refreshes package list again and installs the latest Terraform release.
terraform -v
Verifies Terraform is installed by printing its version.
B. Install AWS CLI v2
sudo apt-get install -y unzip
Installs unzip, required to extract the AWS CLI package.
curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
Downloads the AWS CLI v2 installer.
unzip awscliv2.zip
Extracts the AWS CLI installer files.
sudo ./aws/install
Runs the AWS CLI installer to make it available system-wide.
aws --version
Checks that AWS CLI is installed successfully.
C. Configure AWS credentials
aws configure
Starts interactive setup for AWS CLI. Enter:
- AWS Access Key ID: (from your IAM user)
- AWS Secret Access Key: (from your IAM user)
- Default region name:
ap-south-1(Mumbai, for this lab) - Default output format:
json
This creates config files (~/.aws/config and ~/.aws/credentials) so both AWS CLI and Terraform can connect securely to AWS.