Terraform is an open source tool for configuring a cloud hosting infrastructure. It uses a declarative language to describe the configuration of cloud services. Through a long list of plugins, called providers, it has support for a variety of cloud services. In this chapter, we'll use Terraform to describe AWS infrastructure deployments.
To install Terraform, download an installer from https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html.
Alternatively, you will find the Terraform CLI available in many package management systems.
Alternatively, you will find the Terraform CLI available in many package management systems.
Once installed, you can view the Terraform help with the following command:
$ terraform help
Usage: terraform [-version] [-help] <command> [args]
The available commands for execution are listed below.
The most common, useful commands are shown first, followed by
less common or more advanced commands. If you're just getting
started with Terraform, stick with the common commands. For the
other commands, please read...
