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🛠️ How to Install Terragrunt

Terragrunt is a thin wrapper around Terraform that provides extra tools for managing configurations, remote backends, dependencies, and DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) practices.

Let’s walk through the steps to install it.

🧑‍💻 Step-by-Step: Installing Terragrunt

✅ Prerequisites

Make sure Terraform is already installed on your system.
If not, check out: 🧱 Install Terraform & Azure CLI

🪟 For Windows

1. Download the latest Terragrunt .exe:
   Visit the Terragrunt releases page.

2. Find the latest version and download terragrunt_windows_amd64.exe.

3. Rename and move it to a directory in your PATH:

   Rename-Item .\terragrunt_windows_amd64.exe terragrunt.exe
   Move-Item .\terragrunt.exe "C:\Program Files\Terragrunt\terragrunt.exe"
   

4. Add the folder (e.g., C:\Program Files\Terragrunt) to your Environment Variables → Path.

5. Restart your terminal and test:

    terragrunt --version
   

🍎 For macOS

1. Using Homebrew:

   brew install terragrunt
   

2. Verify the installation:

   terragrunt --version
   

🐧 For Linux

1. Download the latest binary:

   curl -L -o terragrunt https://github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt/releases/latest/download/terragrunt_linux_amd64
   

2. Move it to your bin folder and make it executable:

   chmod +x terragrunt
   sudo mv terragrunt /usr/local/bin/
   

3. Verify:

   terragrunt --version
   

📁 Directory Structure (Optional Best Practice)

Once installed, you can start structuring your project like this:

project-root/
  └── terragrunt.hcl
  └── env/
      └── dev/
          └── terragrunt.hcl
      └── prod/
          └── terragrunt.hcl

🎯 Final Notes

• Terragrunt is often used in CI/CD pipelines and large enterprise setups.

• You only need to install it once per machine.

• Always match your Terragrunt version to the Terraform version it supports.