README.md

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Install Terraform, Azure CLI and VSCode Editor	Install all the tools required for learning Terraform on Azure Cloud

Step-01: Introduction

• Install Terraform CLI
• Install Azure CLI
• Install VS Code Editor
• Install HashiCorp Terraform plugin for VS Code
• Install Git Client

Step-02: MACOS: Terraform Install

• Download Terraform MAC
• Install CLI
• Unzip the package

# Copy binary zip file to a folder
mkdir /Users/<YOUR-USER>/Documents/terraform-install
COPY Package to "terraform-install" folder

# Unzip
unzip <PACKAGE-NAME>
unzip terraform_0.15.4_darwin_amd64.zip

# Copy terraform binary to /usr/local/bin
echo $PATH
mv terraform /usr/local/bin

# Verify Version
terraform version

# To Uninstall Terraform (NOT REQUIRED)
rm -rf /usr/local/bin/terraform

Step-03: MACOS: IDE for Terraform - VS Code Editor

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code Editor
• Hashicorp Terraform Plugin for VS Code
• Configure Course Github Repository using VS Code Editor

Step-04: MACOS: Install Azure CLI

• Azure CLI Install
• Install Azure CLI - MAC

# Install XCode
brew update 
xcode-select --install
Observation: Verify images for reference in "image-reference" folder

# Sample Error (Without Xcode if we try az cli install it will through this error)
Error: python@3.8: the bottle needs the Apple Command Line Tools to be installed.
  You can install them, if desired, with:
    xcode-select --install


# AZ CLI Current Version (if installed)
az --version

# Install Azure CLI (if not installed)
brew update 
brew install azure-cli

# Upgrade az cli version
az --version
brew upgrade azure-cli 
[or]
az upgrade
az --version

Step-05: Terraform - Authenticating using the Azure CLI

• Azure Provider: Authenticating using the Azure CLI

# Azure CLI Login
az login

# List Subscriptions
az account list

# Set Specific Subscription (if we have multiple subscriptions)
az account set --subscription="SUBSCRIPTION_ID"

Step-06: Install Git Client

• Download Git Client
• This is required when we are working with Terraform Modules

Step-07: WindowsOS: Terraform & Azure CLI Install

Step-07-01: Install Git Client

• Download Git Client
• This is required when we are working with Terraform Modules

Step-07-02: Install Azure CLI

• Install Azure CLI
• Step-05:Terraform - Authenticating using the Azure CLI is going to be same for WindowsOS too.

# Azure CLI Login
az login

# List Subscriptions
az account list

# Set Specific Subscription (if we have multiple subscriptions)
az account set --subscription="SUBSCRIPTION_ID"

Step-07-03: Install Terraform

• Download Terraform
• Install CLI
• Unzip the package
• Create new folder terraform-bins
• Copy the terraform.exe to a terraformbins
• Set PATH in windows

Step-07-04: Configure Course Git Repo

• Course Git Repo
• Shorten Course folder name to smaller one. Put it in C:\ Drive root path

Step-07-05: Install Visual Studio Code and Terraform Plugin

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code Editor
• Hashicorp Terraform Plugin for VS Code
• Configure Course Github Repository using VS Code Editor

Step-07-06: WindowsOS: Long Path Issues for Terraform CLI

• Windows10 Long File Name or Path
• Microsoft fix
• Our fix is to shorten our git repo names to see if that helps

Step-08: LinuxOS: Terraform & Azure CLI Install

• Download Terraform
• Linux OS - Terraform Install
• Install Azure CLI
• Step-05:Terraform - Authenticating using the Azure CLI is going to be same for LinuxOS too.
• Course Git Repo