hashicorp/setup-terraform

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1583 stars · 287 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A GitHub Actions JavaScript action that installs a specified version of the Terraform CLI onto the workflow runner and adds it to PATH. It can also configure HCP Terraform/Terraform Enterprise credentials and install a wrapper that exposes terraform stdout, stderr, and exit codes as step outputs.

Use cases

• install terraform cli in github actions workflow
• pin a specific terraform version in ci
• run terraform plan and apply on pull requests
• configure terraform cloud api token in ci
• capture terraform command output in workflow steps
• automate infrastructure provisioning with github actions

When to choose

• you use GitHub Actions and need Terraform CLI available in your workflow
• you want automatic credential setup for HCP Terraform or Terraform Enterprise
• you need terraform command outputs (stdout/stderr/exitcode) as workflow step outputs

When to avoid

• you use GitLab CI, Jenkins, or another CI system instead of GitHub Actions
• you need to install OpenTofu or other Terraform forks
• you run on self-hosted runners without Node.js installed

Facets

plugin · maturity active

infrastructure-as-code ci-cd developer-tools cli infrastructure-as-code cloud-computing windows cloud github-actions terraform terraform-cli action hashicorp workflow-automation devops automation linux macos docker

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