Installing Terraform on Windows Using Chocolatey

In this video, I’ll guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Terraform on a Windows operating system using Chocolatey, the Windows package manager. Whether you’re new to Terraform or looking for an easier way to manage installations, this tutorial has you covered. We’ll check PowerShell policies, install Chocolatey, install Terraform, and verify that everything is set up properly. Stay tuned to learn how to upgrade and get help with Terraform CLI commands as well.

Commands:

Check Execution Policy ---
Get-ExecutionPolicy

Set Execution Policy ---
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process

Install Chocolatey ---
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/inst...)

Install Terraform ---
choco install terraform

Upgrade Terraform ---
choco upgrade terraform -y

Verify Terraform Installation ---
terraform

Check Terraform Version ---
terraform version

Terraform Help ---
terraform -help

Chapters
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00:00 Intro
00:22 What is Chocolatey?
00:37 Step 1: Checking PowerShell Execution Policy
01:08 Step 2: Installing Chocolatey
01:29 Step 3: Verifying Chocolatey Installation
01:47 Step 4: Installing Terraform
02:08 Step 5: Checking Terraform Installation
02:30 Step 6: Checking the Terraform Version
02:44 Step 7: Upgrading Terraform
02:55 Step 8: Getting Help with Terraform CLI
03:13 Outro