Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate 2021

Name: Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate 2021
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Learn Terraform concepts, complete labs, and pass your Terraform Associate certification!

Created byJacob Jones

Last updated 1/2021

English

What you'll learn

Terraform Workflow
Terraform Commands
Terraform Configuration
State Management
Version Control Integration
Terraform Cloud
HashiCorp Configuration Language

Course content

11 sections • 70 lectures • 4h 5m total length

Introduction4:08
Overview of the exam, study guide, exam review, price, duration, etc.
What is IaC10:08
What is IaC

Download Course Files!!!0:06
download course files!
Visual Studio Code Setup (new)1:11
This is the text editor I use for this course and the plugins I have installed.
Installing Terraform with Chocolatey - for Windows3:17
Install Terraform on OSX with Brew1:11
How to install the Terraform CLI on OSX with Brew.
Install and Configure the AWS CLI1:37
How to install and configure your AWS CLI environmental variables on OSX.

Lab 1: Provider Block Setup2:45
Setting up a provider block. In this lecture we will setup the AWS provider block.
Lab 2: Create an EC2 Instance9:06
We will be building on the last lab and setting up the EC2 instance and AWS provider, then creating and destroying the EC2 instance.
Assignment 1: Create an EC2 Instance with a Windows AMI1:48
Setup provider and instance code on your own!
Assignment 1: Solution5:53
Solution for the EC2 assignment in the prior lecture.
Lab 3: Create EC2 Instance with Tags5:27
Creating an EC2 instance with Tags!
Assignment 2: Create an EC2 Instance with Tags1:03
Assignment to create an EC2 instance with tags on your own.
Assignment 2: Solution0:07
Terraform Init, Plan, and Apply2:57
A review of Terraform init, plan, and apply
Terraform Providers1:41
Explore Terraform providers beyond the default option, noting each has its own setup and docs, and experiment with GitHub, Azure, Google, and Netlify to enhance automation.
Lab 4: Resource Addressing6:07
Demonstration on how resource addressing works in Terraform.
Reminder! Destroy your resources!0:03

Lab 1: First Terraform Variable4:16
Creating our first Terraform variable to replace the strings instance_id.
Setting Values for Variables2:42
Brief overview of options to use when setting values for input variables.
Lab 2: TFVARS File Mistake0:14
Lab 2: TFVARS File4:52
Learn how to set values for your variables in the TFVARS file.
Lab 3: Environmental Variables3:55
Setting values for input variables in your environmental variables.
Assignment 1: Create an EC2 Instance with Variables1:57
Create an EC2 Instance where the tags are set by variables with a default set of tags.
Assignment 1: Solution8:28
Solution to Assignment 1 for Variables.

What are Terraform Modules?5:04
A quick introduction to terraform modules.
Terraform Modules Example0:18
Lab 1: Create an EC2 Module10:59
It's time to create our first EC2 module and finally put an end to the constant AMI look ups!
Lab 2: Create an EBS Volume Module8:31
Adding an EBS volume to our existing EC2 instance code.
Assignment 1: Create an EC2 Instance with 2 Additional Drives. Only use modules.2:40
Modules Assignement 1! Let's create an EC2 instance module with a cloudwatch metric for cpu.
Assignment 1: Solution7:43
Solution to Assignment 1 for creating an EC2 instance, drive, attachment, and cloudwatch alarm metric!

Lab Files0:14
Terraform State List4:32
Review of the terraform state list command.
Terraform State Show1:47
Review of the terraform state show command.
Terraform Taint and Untaint3:18
Review of the terraform taint and terraform untaint commands.
Terraform mv and rm7:43
Review of the terraform mv and terraform rm commands.
Terraform Refresh1:50
Review of the terraform refresh command.
Terraform validate2:28
Review of the terraform validate command.
Terraform fmt1:33
Review of the terraform fmt command.
Terraform Commands Quiz
Assignment 1: Practice Your Commands3:53
Assignment to review what we have learned with most of our Terraform commands. If you get stuck, go back and review the lectures.
Assignment 2: Syntax Errors and Formatting2:34
In this assignment we will fix syntax errors in a .tf file, then format it correctly.
Assignment 2: Solution4:51
Solution to Assignment 2.

Terraform Import Documentation2:23
Overview of how Terraform Import works.
Lab 1: Importing and EC2 Instance to a Resource7:19
Let's import our first AWS resource into Terraform! For this lecture we will be using import-lab-1 from the repository.
Assignment 1: Create an EC2 Instance and Import1:41
Import an S3 bucket!
Assignment 1: Solution4:51
Solution for import assignment 1
Lab 2: Importing to a module6:34
Import an EC2 instance to a module.
Assignment 2: Import an S3 Bucket to a Module1:28
Import an S3 bucket into a Terraform module by creating the bucket and provider, writing module and configuration code, and following the import, plan, and destroy steps.
Assignment 2: Solution6:13
Solution to terraform import assignment 2

Terraform Cloud Overview5:08
Navigate Terraform Cloud by logging in, creating an organization and workspaces, and linking a GitHub repository to automate runs while managing plans, state versions, variables, and remote execution.
Setup Workspace and Repository2:32
We will be creating a Github repository and connecting it to our Terraform Cloud Workspace.
Setup Variables in Workspace2:47
Configure variables in the Terraform workspace by adding access_key and secret_key as sensitive, ensuring they cannot be read, and prepare for the first configuration.
Lab 1: Creating Config Using Terraform Cloud5:45
Lab 2: Running an Apply with a VCS Connected Remote Backend9:58
Users and Permissions2:38
Explore tiered permissions in Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise for users, teams, and organizations, detailing who can read, cue or apply plans and read or write state versions and variables.
Start a Terraform Teams and Governance Trial1:51
Start your trial of Terraform Cloud with Teams and Governance.
Overview of Terraform Cloud Settings2:36
Overview of Terraform Cloud settings.
Review of Permission Sets3:54
Terraform Cloud Permission sets overview.
What is Sentinel?1:30
Overview of Sentinel

Requirements

AWS Account
AWS CLI Installed
AWS CLI Configured
Basic Understanding of AWS Services: EC2, IAM, and S3

Description

This course will teach you everything you need to know in order to pass your Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate exam. You will be able to go from a Terraform novice to understanding resources, modules, variables, state management, the Terraform workflow, Terraform Cloud, workspaces, and more!

Here is what we will cover:

Getting your environment setup - including installations, configurations, and some suggestions for which tools to use.
Account setup - account setup for Terraform and AWS.
Tools - An overview of VS Code and why I suggest using it for this course.
Terraform Workflow - write, plan apply
Terraform Basics - creating resources, creating modules, creating variables, resource addressing.
State management - terraform import, taint, untaint, and understanding the state file.
Terraform Cloud - Understanding the Terraform cloud offering, what it is, and why to use it.
Variables - what they are, how to use them, tfvars file, and more!
Other terraform commands - fmt, refresh, and validate.
Outputs - what they are and how to use them.

In this course there will be labs involving these AWS resources: (some familiarity with them would be beneficial)

This course includes some instruction, but is made up primarily of labs that we walk through together, then some assignments that will challenge and test your skills!

Many students have already passed their Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate after taking this course, you could be the next!

Who this course is for:

Beginner Terraform users.
Anyone taking their Terraform Associate Exam
Systems Administrators
Cloud Systems Administrators
Solutions Architects
Cloud Solutions Architects
Developers
DevOps Engineers

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 14min

Creating Necessary Accounts4 lectures • 4min

Getting Set Up5 lectures • 7min

Terraform Configuration Basics (new)11 lectures • 37min

Terraform Variables (new)7 lectures • 26min

Terraform Outputs4 lectures • 13min

Terraform Modules (new)6 lectures • 35min

Terraform Commands (new)11 lectures • 35min

Importing Resources (new)7 lectures • 30min

Terraform Cloud10 lectures • 39min

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