Terraform: The Complete Training by Pearson

21h 58mIntermediate2026-09-10

Authors

Pearson

Course details

Manage your infrastructure as code with Terraform. In this course, learn how to set up your system and master the fundamentals, then build and manage AWS configurations, including the security groups that protect your resources. Get tips to streamline your work with variables and modules, and troubleshoot logs to keep operations running smoothly. Find out how to integrate Terraform with Terraform Cloud and other providers such as Azure, Google, and VMware. Along the way, practice with hands-on labs, real-world examples, and demonstrations that turn concepts into skills. Built for cloud engineers, DevOps professionals, and anyone looking to strengthen their infrastructure management, this course prepares you to automate infrastructure efficiently across multiple platforms.

Learning objectives
Apply the core concepts of Terraform to deploy infrastructure.
Create and manage AWS configurations, including security groups and SSH key pairs.
Use Terraform variables and modules for efficient configuration management.
Troubleshoot and log Terraform processes to keep operations running smoothly.

Concepts

Introduction

Course 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

Terraform Logging and Troubleshooting

Learning objectives
Introduction to Terraform logging
Working with TF LOG
Working with TF LOG PATH
Troubleshooting techniques
Terraform support
The terraform test command
Check blocks, preconditions, and postconditions
Quiz

Working with More Providers

Learning objectives
Azure provider - Part 1
Azure provider - Part 2
Azure provider - Part 3
Google provider - Part 1
Google provider - Part 2
VMware vSphere provider
Docker provider
More providers (Kubernetes, libvirt)
Using aliases in AWS
Working with the lock file and the terraform providers command
Working with shared credentials and multiple profiles in AWS
Simple Storage Service (S3) remote backend
Quiz

Terraform Cloud Fundamentals

Module 4 - Terraform Cloud introduction
Learning objectives
Introduction to Terraform Cloud
Creating a Terraform Cloud account
Types of workflows
Quiz

Terraform Cloud Lab

Learning objectives
CLI-based workflow using the Terraform Cloud - Part 1
CLI-based workflow using the Terraform Cloud - Part 2
Variables in the Terraform Cloud
Version control-based workflow - Part 1
Version control-based workflow - Part 2
Version control-based workflow - Part 3
Quiz

Additional Terraform Cloud

Learning objectives
Terraform Enterprise and Sentinel
Collaboration and governance
Quiz

Terraform Configuration Language

Module 5 - Advanced Terraform introduction
Learning objectives
Introduction to expressions
The splat expression
Introduction to functions
Example functions
Terraform console
The count meta-argument
The for each meta-argument
The lifecycle meta-argument
The depends on meta-argument
Quiz

Terraform Blocks and Processes

Learning objectives
Locals
Dynamic blocks
Data blocks
Version constraints
Credentials best practices
Importing infrastructure
Refactoring Terraform state
Using multiple workspaces - Part 1
Using multiple workspaces - Part 2
More Terraform environment variables
Quiz

Terraformand Beyond

Learning objectives
Using Vault with Terraform CLI
Using HCP Vault with Terraform Cloud - Part 1
Using HCP Vault with Terraform Cloud - Part 2
Terraform stacks
Advanced usage with Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Part 1
Advanced usage with Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Part 2
Terraform provider caching
Using Consul with Terraform
Using AI tools with Terraform - Part 1
Using AI tools with Terraform - Part 2
Quiz

Final Terraform Lab

Learning objectives
Final lab introduction
Analysis of the lab files (Bash scripts)
Analysis of the lab files (Terraform files)
Installing Ansible and Ansible file analysis
SSH key and bucket values
Applying the infrastructure
Analyzing the infrastructure
Terraform graphing
Final destruction and cloud check
Quiz

Conclusion

Course summary