Pre-requisites

This section will guide you through the pre-requisites before you can use this project.

You can proceed to the Quick Start guide if you have already done these steps.

Table of Contents

Install Terraform
Generate and upload your OCI API keys
Create an OCI compartment
Obtain the necessary OCIDs

Install Terraform

Start by installing Terraform wth the proper package for your operating system and architecture.

Installing Terraform on Oracle Linux

On Oracle Linux, you can install Terraform using from your distribution’s package repository.

For Oracle Linux 7:

yum -y install oraclelinux-developer-release-el7 && yum -y install terraform

For Oracle Linux 8:

dnf -y install oraclelinux-developer-release-el8 && dnf -y install terraform

Installing Terraform on macOS

On macOS, you can install Terraform using Homebrew.

brew install hashicorp/tap/terraform

This will install Terraform using the official HashiCorp Homebrew tap. For more details about the differences and benefits to use the community maintained or the official Homebrew tap, see HashiCorp’s announcement

ℹ️	If Homebrew is not already installed on your system, start by installing it following the installation instructions at https://brew.sh

Installing Terraform on Windows

On Windows, you can install Terraform using Chocolatey.

choco install terraform

ℹ️	If Chocolatey is not already installed on your system, start by installing it following the installation instructions on https://chocolatey.org/