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Terraform Installation¶

Please follow the instructions provided by the instructor to start your lab and access your jump host.

This class covers the following topics:

Downloading Terraform software package from https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html
Installing terraform & testing

Expected time to complete: 15 mins

Follow these steps to complete this task:

Open your web browser firefox on the jumpbox
Navigate to https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html

Click on the Linux 64 bit it will start terraform_0.11.7_linux_amd64.zip file download.
Open terminal on the Client/Jumpbox VM
Execute the following command on Jumpbox terminal:
```
cd Download

sudo unzip terraform_0.11.7_linux_amd64.zip
```
Important

Enter f5DEMOs4u if prompted for f5student’s password
Move the Terraform binary into /usr/local/bin by executing:
```
sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin
```
Test Terraform pacakage by executing:
```
terraform -version
```

Important

You should see the following

Terraform v0.11.7

Note

All work for this lab will be performed exclusively from the jumphost. No installation or interaction with your local system is required.

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