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layout: "intro"
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page_title: "Installing Terraform"
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sidebar_current: "gettingstarted-install"
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description: |-
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Terraform must first be installed on your machine. Terraform is distributed as
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a binary package for all supported platforms and architecture. This page will
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not cover how to compile Terraform from source.
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---
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# Install Terraform
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Terraform must first be installed on your machine. Terraform is distributed as a
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[binary package](/downloads.html) for all supported platforms and architectures.
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This page will not cover how to compile Terraform from source, but compiling
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from source is covered in the [documentation](/docs/index.html) for those who
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want to be sure they're compiling source they trust into the final binary.
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## Installing Terraform
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To install Terraform, find the [appropriate package](/downloads.html) for your
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system and download it. Terraform is packaged as a zip archive.
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After downloading Terraform, unzip the package. Terraform runs as a single
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binary named `terraform`. Any other files in the package can be safely removed
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and Terraform will still function.
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The final step is to make sure that the `terraform` binary is available on the `PATH`.
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See [this page](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14637979/how-to-permanently-set-path-on-linux)
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for instructions on setting the PATH on Linux and Mac.
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[This page](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1618280/where-can-i-set-path-to-make-exe-on-windows)
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contains instructions for setting the PATH on Windows.
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## Verifying the Installation
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After installing Terraform, verify the installation worked by opening a new
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terminal session and checking that `terraform` is available. By executing
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`terraform` you should see help output similar to this:
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```text
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$ terraform
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Usage: terraform [--version] [--help] <command> [args]
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The available commands for execution are listed below.
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The most common, useful commands are shown first, followed by
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less common or more advanced commands. If you're just getting
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started with Terraform, stick with the common commands. For the
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other commands, please read the help and docs before usage.
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Common commands:
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apply Builds or changes infrastructure
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console Interactive console for Terraform interpolations
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# ...
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```
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If you get an error that `terraform` could not be found, your `PATH` environment
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variable was not set up properly. Please go back and ensure that your `PATH`
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variable contains the directory where Terraform was installed.
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## Next Steps
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Time to [build infrastructure](/intro/getting-started/build.html) using a
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minimal Terraform configuration file. You will be able to examine Terraform's
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execution plan before you deploy it to AWS.
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