Terraform: From Beginner to Master with Examples in AWS

Become an AWS pro with Terraform by learning its essentials, exploring features, and building projects. Developed by AWS Solution Certified Architects. Get hands-on, no setup, no cleanup, no hassle.

Intermediate

82 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

Become an AWS pro with Terraform by learning its essentials, exploring features, and building projects. Developed by AWS Solution Certified Architects. Get hands-on, no setup, no cleanup, no hassle.

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This course includes

52 Playgrounds

15 Quizzes

This course includes

52 Playgrounds

15 Quizzes

Course Overview

In this course, you will work from the ground up, starting with what Terraform is and the problems it solves. The course will then guide you through the features of Terraform. You will build on your knowledge with the end goal of you being comfortable building projects using Terraform.

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Aws

Devops

Terraform

Course Content

Getting Started

Get familiar with Terraform to manage and migrate infrastructure with confidence.

Who Should Take This Course and Why?

Introduction to Terraform

Look at how Terraform simplifies infrastructure management, offering reproducibility and cross-platform support.

What is Terraform?

Issues with Configuring Infrastructure Manually

Terraform to the Rescue Why Not Just Use CloudFormation?What About Chef And Puppet, Don’t They Solve This Problem?

Your First Terraform Project

Go hands-on with setting up and creating your first infrastructure using Terraform.

Setting up Your First Project Creating Your First Infrastructure With Terraform 🎉Quiz

Resources

Grasp the fundamentals of defining, structuring, and linking resources using Terraform's syntax for cloud environments.

Resources in Detail Interpolation Syntax 🎉Quiz

Providers

Take a closer look at managing infrastructure with Terraform providers, best practices, and multiple provider instances.

Providers in Detail Provider Best Practices More Than One Instance of the Same Provider 🎉Quiz

Data Sources

3 Lessons

Focus on utilizing Terraform data sources for external resource management and dependency tracking.

Outputs

4 Lessons

Practice using Terraform outputs to manage and display vital resource information effectively.

Locals

2 Lessons

Get familiar with defining reusable expressions and values using Terraform locals.

Templates and Files

4 Lessons

Get started with using templates and external files in Terraform for cleaner, dynamic configurations.

10.

Variables

14 Lessons

Examine Terraform variable declarations, default values, type constraints, and dynamic configurations.

Using Variables to Create Dynamic Terraform Configurations

Cloud Lab

11.

Project Layout

2 Lessons

Find out about organizing Terraform code for better clarity and collaboration.

12.

Modules

6 Lessons

Take a closer look at creating, utilizing, and managing Terraform modules for reusable and organized infrastructure.

Create SQS Queues Using Terraform Modules

Cloud Lab

13.

Plans

4 Lessons

Investigate how Terraform plans detail infrastructure changes and ensure proper deployment management.

14.

State

5 Lessons

Master the steps to manage and manipulate Terraform state files for infrastructure accuracy.

Manipulate State Using Terraform

Cloud Lab

15.

Workspaces

2 Lessons

Get familiar with Terraform workspaces to manage multiple environments and maintain independent state files.

16.

Provisioners

3 Lessons

Discover the logic behind Terraform provisioners and their implications in AWS deployments.

17.

Advanced Resources

5 Lessons

Go hands-on with advanced Terraform resource management to streamline and optimize configurations.

18.

Exercise

8 Lessons

Apply your skills to creating and managing AWS resources with Terraform through hands-on projects.

Create a VPC with a CIDR Range and Two Subnets with Terraform

Cloud Lab

19.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Map out the steps for effectively integrating Terraform to build reliable infrastructure as code.

20.

Appendix

3 Lessons

Tackle Terraform installation, AWS account setup, and IDE for enhanced coding.

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