Installing Terraform for Windows

Recently while working on a project with terraform I had to install terraform in my new windows laptop.

Firstly head over to the official terraform website - Click Here.

The windows section contains two options for amd or intel processors.

To determine which processor your system uses on windows search bar type msinfo which should open a popup like this.

Check your processor , I am using a AMD processor so I will download the AMD64 one.

Download and place it on your C drive.

Extract the contents.

Rename the directory to terraform.

The next step is to add it to system path , in windows search type environment variables and this should open up. Hit the environment variables button.

Notice under system variables there is a Path click on it and edit.

Select new and add the terraform path.

Once done type terraform commands in the terminal and done , no system restart required.