Terraform Essentials for AWS by Pearson

Course details

Get introduced to the core concepts of Terraform and managing AWS infrastructure. Begin by setting up your environment, including AWS and Terraform installations, and configuring Visual Studio Code for an optimal workflow. Explore Terraform fundamentals, where you can learn about the workflow, provider plugins, and core commands like init, plan, and apply. Gain insights about managing AWS configurations, including instances, security groups, and SSH keys, to create and secure cloud infrastructures proficiently. Discover advanced Terraform functionalities such as using cloud-init for automating server setup and configuring multiple AWS resources with Terraform modules. Improve your workflow by automating repetitive tasks through Terraform variables. This course supports IT professionals, developers, and DevOps engineers by providing practical skills for cloud infrastructure automation. By the end of this course, you will be more equipped to create robust AWS solutions that are both repeatable and efficient using Terraform.

Concepts

Introduction

Terraform essentials for Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Introduction

Pretest and System Setup

Module 1 - Setup and Terraform fundamentals introduction
Learning objectives
Pretest assessment
Setting up a Linux virtual machine - Part 1
Setting up a Linux virtual machine - Part 2
Installing Visual Studio Code
Accessing the Git repository
Installing Terraform
Installing Terraform autocomplete
Setting up AWS
Configuring Visual Studio Code

Terraform Fundamentals

Learning objectives
What is infrastructure as code (IaC)
What is Terraform
Why use Terraform
The Terraform help system
How Terraform works
Terraform documentation
Terraform workflow
Quiz

First Terraform Configuration with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Module 2 - AWS Cloud configurations introduction
Learning objectives
Lab preparation
Creating a main.tf file
Formatting Terraform code
Initializing the working directory
Validating Terraform code
Viewing the Terraform plan
Applying the infrastructure to AWS
Analyzing the state file
Destroying the infrastructure
Quiz

AWS Configuration with Security Groups

Learning objectives
Coding a main.tf file in Visual Studio Code
The Terraform Registry
Validating and creating infrastructure
Destroying the infrastructure and analysis
Quiz

AWS Configuration with Secure Shell (SSH) and Outputs

Learning objectives
Creating the directory structure
Creating a Secure Shell (SSH) key pair
Coding the Terraform files
Terraform outputs
Initializing, validating, and applying infrastructure
Using SSH to connect to the new instance
Destroying the infrastructure
Quiz

Terraform with cloud-init and Viewing Resources

Learning objectives
Preparing the lab
Analyzing the cloud-init script
Terraforming the infrastructure
Logging into the instance and verifying the website
Viewing resources with Terraform commands
Modifying and replacing individual resources
Destroying the infrastructure
Quiz

Terraform Variables

Module 3 - Terraform core functionality introduction
Learning objectives
Introduction to Terraform variables
Define and reference variables
Using -var to specify values
Specifying values in the command-line interface (CLI)
Types of variables
Using .tfvars files
Environment variables
Variables precedence
Speeding up Terraform - Aliases in Bash and fish
Quiz

Terraform Modules

Learning objectives
Introduction to Terraform modules
Building a shared local module - Part 1
Building a shared local module - Part 2
Building a shared local module - Part 3
Working with public and local modules - Part 1
Working with public and local modules - Part 2
Working with public and local modules - Part 3
Working with public and local modules - Part 4
Working with public and local modules - Part 5
Quiz

Conclusion

Terraform essentials for AWS - Summary