Terraform Essentials TF101

Module 1Introduction to Terraform

• Terraform Course Map
• Introduction to Terraform
• o Terraform Install

Module 2Terraform Modules

• Terraform HCL Syntax
• o Up and Running with Terraform
• Terraform Variables
• o Terraform Variables
• Terraform Locals
• o Output Values
• Avoid the :latest Tag
• o Terraform and Docker

Module 3Beyond Basics

• Terraform CLI Workspaces
• Terraform Expressions and Errors
• Resources - replace vs taint
• Dynamic Operations with Functions
• Creating a Terraform Module
• Moving State - terraform state mv
• Dynamic Provisioning with tfvars Files
• Data Sources and HTTP Provider
• Import pre-existing infrastructure
• o CHALLENGE - AWS import

Module 4Loops

• for_each
• o Looping Constructs - for_each

Module 5Provisioning

• local-exec Provisioner
• Creating Delays
• Terraform - templatefile Function

Module 6Terraform Cloud

• Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise
• Triggering Cloud Builds via Git Commits

Module 7Dynamic Blocks

• Dynamic Blocks

Module 8AWS

• Terraform and AWS
• Output Values and AWS
• AWS and looping with count vs for_each
• Correcting Resource Drift and AWS
• o Terraform and AWS

Module 9Azure

• Terraform and Azure

Module 10Google Cloud Platform

• Terraform and Google Cloud Platform

Module 11Oracle

• Terraform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Module 12Terraform and Enterprise

• Deploy a Go RESTful API microservice with Terraform
• Terraform vs. Ansible
• o Terraform and Ansible

Module 13VMWare

• Terraform and VMWare

Module 14Helpful DevOps Tools (OPTIONAL)

• Open Policy Agents and Terraform
• GitHub Actions - GitLeaks
• GitHub Actions - Terraform
• Terragrunt

Module 15Terraform Associate Exam

• Mock Exam