How to Install Terraform on nixOS Latest

Terraform is a popular open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that can be used for managing various cloud infrastructure providers, including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure, etc. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Terraform on nixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Terraform on nixOS Latest, you will need:

Steps to Install Terraform

  1. Open the terminal on your nixOS Latest system.

  2. Update the system's package manager before installing Terraform:

sudo nix-channel --update
  1. Install the latest version of Terraform using the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.terraform
  1. Verify the installation by running the following command, which should output the installed Terraform version:
terraform --version

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Terraform on nixOS Latest.

Conclusion

Terraform is a powerful IaC tool that simplifies infrastructure management across multiple cloud providers. With this tutorial, you have learned how to install Terraform on nixOS Latest, which allows you to automate your infrastructure deployment and management effectively.

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