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Terraform

Learn Terraform, the leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, to automate the provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure. This course covers Terraform fundamentals, HCL syntax, state management, modules, remote backends, and CI/CD integration. Through hands-on examples and real-world projects, you'll gain the skills needed to build scalable, secure, and reusable infrastructure across cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS. Ideal for DevOps Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and IT professionals looking to modernize infrastructure management.

83 lessons
13 modules
Terraform

Course Curriculum

Module 1

Introduction to Infrastructure as Code

4 lessons
1
What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
2
Benefits of IaC
3
IaC Tools Comparison (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, ARM/Bicep)
4
IaC Fundamentals using Terraform
Module 2

Getting Started with Terraform

6 lessons
1
Introduction to Terraform
2
Installing Terraform
3
Terraform Architecture
4
Terraform Workflow (Init, Plan, Apply, Destroy)
5
Terraform Basics
6
Understanding Providers and Resources
Module 3

Terraform Configuration Deep Dive

10 lessons
1
Terraform Configuration Deep Dive
2
HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language) Fundamentals
3
Variables and Variable Types in Terraform
4
Input Variables and tfvars Files in Terraform
5
Local Values in Terraform
6
Outputs in Terraform
7
Data Sources in Terraform
8
Expressions and Functions in Terraform
9
Meta Arguments (count, for_each, depends_on, lifecycle) in Terraform
10
Dynamic Blocks in Terraform
Module 4

Managing Infrastructure Resources

6 lessons
1
Resource Dependencies in Terraform
2
Conditional Resource Creation in Terraform
3
Resource Import in Terraform
4
Terraform Refresh and Drift Detection
5
Handling Resource Lifecycle in Terraform
6
Managing Existing Infrastructure in Terraform
Module 5

Modules in Terraform

7 lessons
1
Modules in Terraform
2
Creating Reusable Modules in Terraform
3
Module Inputs and Outputs in Terraform
4
Module Versioning in Terraform
5
Registry Modules in Terraform
6
Publishing Custom Modules in Terraform
7
Module Design Best Practices in Terraform
Module 6

Terraform State Management

8 lessons
1
Understanding Terraform State
2
State Management & Remote Backend in Terraform
3
State Locking in Terraform
4
State Commands in Terraform
5
State Migration in Terraform
6
Backend Types in Terraform
7
Remote State Data Sources in Terraform
8
Protecting State Files in Terraform
Module 7

Terraform Workspaces & Environment Management

5 lessons
1
Terraform Workspaces & Environments
2
Multi-Environment Deployments in Terraform
3
Environment Isolation Strategies in Terraform
4
Managing Dev, QA, and Production Environments in Terraform
5
Workspace Best Practices in Terraform
Module 8

Provisioners & Secrets Management

8 lessons
1
Provisioners & Secrets Management in Terraform
2
Local-Exec Provisioner in Terraform
3
Remote-Exec Provisioner in Terraform
4
File Provisioner in Terraform
5
Managing Secrets with Azure Key Vault in Terraform
6
Managing Secrets with AWS Secrets Manager in Terraform
7
Sensitive Variables in Terraform
8
Security Best Practices in Terraform
Module 9

Terraform Testing & Validation

6 lessons
1
Terraform Formatting and Validation
2
Terraform Testing Fundamentals
3
Static Analysis with TFLint in Terraform
4
Security Scanning with Checkov in Terraform
5
Policy as Code with Sentinel in Terraform
6
Infrastructure Testing Best Practices in Terraform
Module 10

CI/CD Integration with Terraform

7 lessons
1
CI/CD Integration with Terraform
2
Terraform in GitHub Actions
3
Terraform in Azure DevOps
4
Terraform in Jenkins
5
Automated Plan and Apply Workflows in Terraform
6
Approval Gates and Change Management in Terraform
7
GitOps with Terraform
Module 11

Terraform on Azure

8 lessons
1
Terraform with Azure Provider
2
Deploying Resource Groups with Terraform
3
Storage Accounts with Terraform
4
Virtual Networks and Subnets with Terraform
5
Azure App Services with Terraform
6
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Terraform
7
Azure Key Vault with Terraform
8
Azure Monitor and Diagnostics with Terraform
Module 12

Advanced Terraform

7 lessons
1
Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise
2
Advanced Module Patterns in Terraform
3
Multi-Cloud Deployments in Terraform
4
Terragrunt Fundamentals in Terraform
5
Terraform Performance Optimization
6
Infrastructure Governance in Terraform
7
Enterprise Terraform Best Practices
Module 13

Hands-on Project

1 lessons
1
Capstone Project