📘 Terraform Series – Day 2

UpdatedApril 19, 2026

Gujjar Apurv is a passionate DevOps Engineer in the making, dedicated to automating infrastructure, streamlining software delivery, and building scalable cloud-native systems. With hands-on experience in tools like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, and Linux, he thrives at the intersection of development and operations. Driven by curiosity and continuous learning, Apurv shares insights, tutorials, and real-world solutions from his journey—making complex tech simple and accessible. Whether it's writing YAML, scripting in Python, or deploying on the cloud, he believes in doing it the right way. "Infrastructure is code, but reliability is art."

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Terraform

Part 2 of 12

🚀 Terraform Series – Automate Your Infrastructure Starting a complete **Terraform series** where I’ll cover everything from **basic to advanced level** with real-world practicals. In this series, you will learn: • What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & why it matters • Terraform fundamentals (providers, resources, state) • Writing and managing Terraform configurations • Variables, outputs & modules • Remote state & state management • Provisioning infrastructure on AWS • Automation & real-world use cases • Advanced concepts like workspaces, modules, and best practices 🎯 Goal: Help you automate infrastructure and become job-ready in DevOps. Perfect for **beginners, students, and DevOps learners** who want hands-on experience. Stay tuned and let’s build infrastructure the smart way ⚡💻 #Terraform #DevOps #Cloud #AWS #InfrastructureAsCode #Automation

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Terraform Setup on AWS EC2 & Local (Ubuntu , window )

In Day 1, we understood the fundamentals of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Now, in Day 2, we will set up Terraform in real environments.

This guide covers installation on:

AWS EC2 (Ubuntu)
Local Ubuntu Machine
Windows (using Chocolatey)

🎯 Objective

Install Terraform in different environments
Follow secure installation practices
Verify installation properly

☁️ Part 1: Setup on AWS EC2 (Ubuntu)

🧱 Step 1: Create EC2 Instance

Go to AWS EC2 Dashboard
Click Launch Instance
Select:
- OS → Ubuntu
- Instance Type → t2.micro (Free Tier)
Create key pair
Launch instance

🔐 Step 2: Connect via SSH

ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@your-ec2-public-ip

📦 Step 3: Update System

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common

🔑 Step 4: Add HashiCorp GPG Key

wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | \
gpg --dearmor | \
sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null

✅ Step 5: Verify GPG Key

gpg --no-default-keyring \
--keyring /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg \
--fingerprint

👉 Ensures authenticity and security

📁 Step 6: Add 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

🔄 Step 7: Update Packages

sudo apt-get update

⚙️ Step 8: Install Terraform

sudo apt-get install terraform

🔍 Step 9: Verify Installation

terraform --version

💻 Part 2: Local Installation (Ubuntu)

👉 Follow the same steps as EC2

No changes required — works exactly the same.

🪟 Part 3: Terraform Installation on Windows

📦 Step 1: Install using Chocolatey

choco install terraform

👉 Make sure Chocolatey is installed on your system

🔍 Step 2: Verify Installation

Open a new terminal (CMD/PowerShell):

terraform -help

Expected output:

Usage: terraform [global options] <subcommand> [args]

👉 Shows all available Terraform commands

⚡ Enable Autocomplete (Optional but Recommended)

🐧 Bash

touch ~/.bashrc
terraform -install-autocomplete

🐚 Zsh

touch ~/.zshrc
terraform -install-autocomplete

👉 Restart terminal after this step

📘 Alternative Installation Method

You can also install Terraform using the official HashiCorp documentation depending on your OS and requirements.

Terraform official Documentation

👨‍💻 About the Author

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