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Beginner’s Guide to Terraform
Learn Terraform’s infrastructure-as-code capabilities. Learn about setting up local files, managing remote resources, and mastering unique modules, data structures, and resource management techniques.
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33 Lessons
7h
Updated 3 weeks ago
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- A comprehensive understanding of the Terraform infrastructure-as-code platform
- A working knowledge of Terraform’s modules, data structures, resources, and dependency architecture
- A strong familiarity with the building blocks of Terraform and the creation of provisioners and triggers to make these components work together
- The ability to create and edit Terraform state files to manage local machines
- Hands-on experience managing the Terraform backend on the cloud
Learning Roadmap
2.
Local Basics
Local Basics
Get started with Terraform basics, managing resources, state files, and practical exercises.
3.
Remote Terraform
Remote Terraform
8 Lessons
8 Lessons
Work your way through managing remote Terraform resources, handling dependencies, and importing existing infrastructure.
4.
Modules and Data Structures
Modules and Data Structures
9 Lessons
9 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of Terraform modules, variables, outputs, and diverse data types.
5.
Intermediate Terraform Techniques
Intermediate Terraform Techniques
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Solve problems in intermediate Terraform techniques, including null resources, provisioners, resources, and backends.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) platform that allows users to manage and integrate various external resources as united infrastructure. This is achieved by using the proprietary HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) or JSON.
This course is a comprehensive introduction to Terraform. It helps users build confidence through foundational understanding of Terraform’s approach to resource management and the coding environment. You’ll start with an introduction to Terraform and learn how to set up local files. You’ll then take your learning to the cloud, managing remote resources by identifying unique resources and dependencies. Next, you’ll learn the modules and data structures unique to Terraform before practicing various techniques for infrastructure management, including triggers, resource creation, and backend code.
By the end of this course, you’ll have learned to think creatively and be ready to solve production and deployment problems through Terraform.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ian Miell
Ian is a software developer, writer, and trainer with over two decades' experience designing, building, and maintaining some of the busiest software systems in the world.
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