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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.

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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.

In this course, you will work from the ground up, starting with what Terraform is and the problems it solves. The course will th...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

AWS

DevOps

Terraform

Content

82 Lessons15 Quizzes4 Cloud Labs

Getting Started

1 Lessons

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

Who Should Take This Course and Why?

Introduction to Terraform

5 Lessons

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

3 Lessons

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

Manage Infrastructure using Terraform on Google Cloud Platform

Project

Resources

3 Lessons

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

Resources in Detail

Interpolation Syntax

🎉Quiz

Providers

4 Lessons

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.

Data Sources in Detail

How are Data Sources Useful?

🎉Quiz

Outputs

4 Lessons

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

Outputs Explained

Outputting Resource Properties

Exporting all Attributes

🎉Quiz

Locals

2 Lessons

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

Locals in Detail

🎉Quiz

Templates and Files

4 Lessons

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

Files

Templatefile Function

Loops in a Template

🎉Quiz

10.

Variables

14 Lessons

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

Variables

Variable Defaults

Setting a Variable on the Command Line

Setting a Variable Using an Environment Variable

Setting a Variable Using a File

More Complex Variables

Type Constraints - Simple Types

Type constraints - List

Type Constraints - Set

Type Constraints - Tuple

Type Constraints - Map

Type constraints - Object

Type constraints - Any Type

🎉Quiz

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.

Layout

🎉Quiz

12.

Modules

6 Lessons

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

Modules Introduction

Modules in Action

Returning a Complex Type From a Module

Modules Using a Sub Module

Remote Modules

🎉Quiz

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.

State Introduction

Manipulating State

Moving a Resource from One Project to Another

Remote State

🎉Quiz

Manipulate State Using Terraform

Cloud Lab

15.

Workspaces

2 Lessons

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

Workspaces

🎉Quiz

16.

Provisioners

3 Lessons

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

Provisioners Introduction

Null Resources

🎉Quiz

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.

Project: Create a VPC with a CIDR Range

Solution Review: Create a VPC with a CIDR Range

Project: Find the CIDR Range

Solution Review: Find the CIDR Range

Project: Create a VPC and Two Subnets

Solution Review: Create a VPC and Two Subnets

Project: Create a Project That is Aware of the Workspace

Solution Review: Create a Project That is Aware of the Workspace

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

Cloud Lab

19.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

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

🎊Summary

20.

Appendix

3 Lessons

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

Installation

Setting up an AWS Account

Installing IDE

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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