Cert Prep: Terraform Associate (003)

Course details

In this course, site reliability engineer and DevOps expert Helen Chukwukelu guides you through various aspects of Terraform. Gain an understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform basics, and the core purpose of Terraform. Interact with modules, the core Terraform workflow, and Terraform outside the core workflow. Find out how to implement and maintain state, generate and modify configuration, and maximize Terraform Cloud capabilities. When you complete this course, you will have most of the skills and knowledge that you need to take the Terraform Associate Certification (003) exam, and you will also be able to leverage your knowledge to effectively automate and manage infrastructure in Terraform.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Terraform Associate (003) certification
02 - Exam overview
03 - Set up your environment and exercise files

1. Understand Infrastructure as a Code (IaC)

04 - What is infrastructure as a code
05 - Introduction to infrastructure as a code with Terraform
06 - Terraform use cases in public and private cloud

2. Understand the Purpose of Terraform

07 - Multicloud and provider-agnostic benefits
08 - Example template to create a virtual network in Azure
09 - The benefits of Terraform state

3. Understand Terraform Basics

10 - Install and version Terraform providers
11 - How Terraform finds and fetches providers
12 - Plugin-based architecture of Terraform
13 - Write Terraform configuration using multiple providers

4. Use Terraform Outside the Core Workflow (Import)

14 - Import existing infrastructure into Terraform state
15 - Understanding verbose logging
16 - Enable verbose logging

5. Interact with Terraform Modules

17 - What is the Terraform module and its uses
18 - Publishing modules and uses of Terraform module
19 - Module source options
20 - Interact with module inputs and outputs

6. Use the Terraform Core Workflow

21 - Terraform core workflow
22 - Steps of the Terraform core workflow
23 - Use terraform destroy

7. Implement and Maintain Terraform State

24 - Default local back end
25 - Benefits and challenges of the default local back end
26 - Remote state storage
27 - State locking in Terraform
28 - Remote state back-end options
29 - Manage resource drift and Terraform state

8. Read, Generate, and Modify Configuration

30 - Uses of variables
31 - Uses of outputs
32 - Creating Terraform.tfvars file
33 - Secure secret injection best practice
34 - Understand the use of collection and structural types
35 - Create and differentiate resource and data configuration
36 - Looping and creating multiple instances
37 - Resource addressing and resource parameters
38 - HCL and Terraform functions to write configuration
39 - Create and differentiate resource and data configuration

9. Understand Terraform Cloud Capabilities

40 - How Terraform Cloud helps to manage infrastructure
41 - Manage the infrastructure with Terraform Cloud
42 - Enable collaboration and governance with Terraform Cloud

Conclusion

43 - Course review
44 - Next steps