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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate 004-AWS Edition

Name: HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate 004-AWS Edition
Rating: 4.4 (9 reviews)

Complete Hands-On Guide to Terraform on AWS — Learn IaC, Variables, Loops, Modules, and Terraform Cloud.

Created byCloudFolks HUB

Last updated 7/2026

English

What you'll learn

Understand the fundamentals of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and how Terraform automates AWS infrastructure deployment.
Install and configure Terraform CLI and AWS CLI on Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
Write Terraform configuration files to create and manage AWS resources such as EC2 instances, VPCs, subnets, and security groups.
Work confidently with Terraform variables, loops, dynamic blocks, and data sources to build flexible and reusable code.
Create and use Terraform modules to organize and scale complex cloud environments efficiently.
Manage Terraform state files, perform drift detection, and use import blocks to track existing AWS resources.
Use Terraform Cloud (HCP Terraform) for remote state management, collaboration, and version-controlled infrastructure automation.
Prepare for the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003) exam with hands-on AWS-based labs and real-world practice.

Course content

11 sections • 137 lectures • 16h 19m total length

Let's Start The Challenge22:09
Infrastructure as Code IaC7:39
Introduction Of IaC Pattern3:34
IaC Patterns - Reusability & Consistency6:51
IaC Patterns - Scalability-Automation3:25
IaC Patterns - Easy Rollbacks & Documentation4:13
IaC Patterns - Collaboration Testing and Validation4:44
What Is Terraform?6:28
Multi-Cloud and Provider-Agnostic5:19
Declarative and Human-Readable Language8:53
Execution Plan with Safe Apply5:42
Explore Terraform's execution plan to preview what will be added, changed, or destroyed before applying, and use plan and apply with approvals for auditing and compliance.
State Management for Drift Detection7:04
Quiz 1 Based On Section 1

Windows terraform Installation2:17
Terraform CLI Installation5:15
AWS CLI Installation3:37
Visual Studio Code And Terraform Extension Installation4:51
AWS Toollkit Extension in VS Code4:34
Set up a Windows Terraform environment with the AWS Toolkit extension in VS Code, enabling resource browsing, authentication via AWS credentials, and deployment from the editor.
macOS Terraform Installation1:58
Terraform CLI Installation on macOS4:32
Install AWS CLI On macOS4:19
Install Visual Studio Code on macOS4:07
AWS Toolkit Extension in VS Code4:15
Install the AWS toolkit extension in VS Code to browse AWS services and regions. Connect with AWS CLI credentials and use the AWS explorer to manage resources.
Linux Terraform Installation3:17
Create Ubuntu EC22:52
Launch an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS EC2 instance in AWS, connect via SSH or VS Code, and prepare the environment to install Terraform for a local development workflow.
Install Terraform2:36
Install Terraform on an Ubuntu virtual machine by following official Linux commands, verify with Terraform version showing 1.1, and prepare for remote management with Visual Studio Code in next video.
Using VS Code For SSH Access6:07
Install remote ssh extension in Visual Studio Code, connect to a linux machine, and run terraform apply or plan from the vscode terminal after the remote server is set up.
Quiz 2 Based On Milestone 2

Core Terraform Workflow4:40
Write Define Infrastructure as Code10:05
Introduction9:18
Explore Terraform's plugin-based architecture, core–provider collaboration, and configure AWS provider, backends and state storage with S3, plus an overview of provisioners and authenticators.
How Terraform Uses Plugins5:15
Explore how Terraform uses plugins by downloading provider plugins during init, planning with AWS to manage S3 resources, and applying changes that create resources and update the state.
Creating Custom Providers3:58
Discover how to create your own Terraform provider using Go and the official plugin sdk, and why a custom plugin enables automating internal systems with plugin based architecture.
Install And Version Terraform Providers2:40
How Terraform Finds And Fetches Providers11:34
Explore how Terraform finds and fetches the AWS provider by reading the configuration, checking the local cache, and initializing the provider from the Terraform registry.
Provider & Versioning - FAQs9:25
Write Terraform configuration using multiple providers7:32

Launch EC2 On AWS Part - 115:47
Launch an EC2 instance on AWS using a simple single-file Terraform project with a provider for ap-south-1, and learn secure credential practices with IAM users and aws configure.
Launch EC2 On AWS Part - 25:11
Terraform fmt9:56
Terraform init6:41
Terraform Validate6:33
Validate your Terraform code to catch syntax and logical errors, and verify required arguments are present. Run Terraform validate offline after init to confirm the configuration is valid before planning.
Terrafrom Plan4:34
Terraform Apply7:05
Learn how the Terraform apply command creates, updates, and deletes cloud resources from your tf files, and how the plan shown is applied with the tf state tracking AWS instances.
Terraform Destroy6:11
Terraform Output Part 18:40
Terraform Output Part 28:20
Learn to add and use Terraform output blocks to display resource attributes such as ID and public IP after apply, including single and multiple outputs for AWS instance.
Level 1 - Default AWS Setup (No Reference)8:45
Level 2 - Use Existing VPC And Existing Security Group9:59
Level 3 - Create And Reference (Terraform-to-Terraform)5:51
Level 3 - Create And Reference Level 3 (Terraform-to-Terraform) - Practical21:07

Variable in Terraform3:17
Declare & Use Terraform Variables9:23
Default Value9:00
Assign Values to Variables3:41
Different Method To Assign Value to Variable9:40
Plan & Apply-Variable Handling3:08
Multi-file variable configuration13:00
auto-tfvars File10:03
Discover how dot auto tf files automatically load in Terraform, enabling split by purpose configurations and environment-based management, then run terraform init and apply without dash flags.
Variable Types In Terraform2:20
Learn Terraform variable types, including primitive (string, number, boolean), collection (list, set, map), and structural (object, tuple), and how defaults, descriptions, and validate input improve readability and reusability.
Primitive Variable Types in Terraform11:14
Collection Type - List12:27
Explore Terraform collection types, focusing on lists as ordered, index-accessible values. Learn to define list variables and use them to create subnets, with sets and maps to follow.
Collection Type - Set4:38
Explore set as an unordered collection of unique values in Terraform, with no duplicates. Unlike lists, sets cannot be indexed and are useful with count or for_each to avoid duplicates.
Collection Type - Map10:34
Explore map collections in terraform using key-value lookups for environment-specific instance types. Dev maps to t2 micro, prod maps to t3 medium, with region ami and tag usage.
Structural Types Tuple13:59
Structural Types-Object8:57
Tuple vs Object in Terraform2:51
Type Of Conversion - Primitive Conversion - tostring()9:02
Primitive Conversion - tonumber()8:05
Primitive Conversion - tobool()4:52
Collection conversions tolist()5:46
Collection conversions toset()3:19
Learn how to convert a list to a set in Terraform to remove duplicates and leverage foreach with sets for scalable AWS examples.
Collection conversions tomap()1:52
Custom Variable Validation2:27
Syntax And Structure Of The Custom Variable Validation Block12:07
Custom Variable Validation string3:05
Sensitive Variable9:46
Describe Secure Secret Injection Best Practice10:34
Learn secure secret injection practices in Terraform, including avoiding hard-coded credentials, using sensitive variables, secret management tools, secure state storage, and cautious output handling.

Terraform Loops And Iterations2:21
Count Function Introduction - Example 1 Create EC2 Instance7:06
Count Example-2 Create VPC With Multiple Subnet10:28
for_each - Introduction3:02
for_each - Basic Non-AWS Example8:33
for_each - Create Subnet in 2 AZs8:34
Terraform For Expressions - Filter Data2:43
For Expression (Filter) With Non AWS Example9:53
Use Terraform's for expression to filter data from a list, selecting items for AWS resources, with or without locals, by evaluating each item and forming a new filtered list.
For Expression (Filter) With AWS Example6:18
Terraform For Expressions - Transform Data With Non AWS Example6:18
Transform Data With AWS Example6:18
Terraform For Expressions - Reshape Data With Non AWS Example5:40
Terraform For Expressions - Reshape Data With Non AWS Example6:07
Reshape Data With AWS Example6:02
Dynamic Blocks4:05
Dynamic Blocks With AWS Example7:02

Use HCL and Terraform Functions to Write Configuration3:29
Function Part - 18:51
Learn to build dynamic, environment-aware Terraform names using format and join, with practical examples for dev and prod, and constructing S3 keys with joined paths.
Function Part - 25:18
Use Terraform's lookup function to fetch environment-specific ami ids from a map, with a default when the key is missing, demonstrated for dev, qa, and prod.
Function Part - 318:02
Use the Terraform file function to load a separate user data script for an EC2 instance, enabling apache setup and a hosted page, with default VPC and security group checks.
Function Part - 42:06

Understanding Terraform Modules — Write Once, Use Anywhere5:23
Explore the modular approach to terraform with reusable modules for VPC, EC2, and S3, replacing monolithic main.tf and enabling root module reuse across environments.
Understanding the Difference Between Non-Modular and Modular Terraform Code6:59
Types of Terraform Modules — Build and Use Local & Remote Child Modules8:09
Understanding the Difference Between Local and Remote Child Modules4:21
Hands-On Lab: Create and Use Terraform Modules Step-by-Step2:12
Step-1: Build the Folder Structure for Terraform Modules3:29
Step-2 Write VPC Module File (Part-1) — main.tf4:22
Step-2 Step-2 Write VPC Module File (Part-2) — variables.tf9:21
Step-2 Step-2 Write VPC Module File (Part-3) — outputs.tf11:30
Learn how to export the VPC ID from a child module to the root module using outputs.tf and resource referencing in a modular Terraform setup.
Test Your Terraform Project — Step-by-Step Validation4:50
Step-3: Convert Local Module to Remote8:45

Terraform State Deep Dive13:51
Learn how Terraform state tracks infrastructure with the tf state file, guiding plan and apply by comparing the desired state to reality and detecting drift.
terraform.tfstate file6:08
Terraform Import Command13:12
Terraform Import Block8:47
Explore how the Terraform 1.5 import block declaratively brings existing resources into the tf state, enabling multi-resource imports in a single file and boosting version control and CI/CD workflows.
Terraform Remote State12:56
6-State Locking13:22

Requirements

Basic knowledge of AWS Cloud is strongly recommended to get the most value from the practical hands-on labs in this course.
No prior Terraform or DevOps experience is required. This course starts from zero and gradually builds your skills step by step.
An active AWS Free Tier account to perform all the hands-on AWS Cloud labs and real-world exercises.

Description

Terraform Associate 003/4 – AWS Edition (in English)

Master Infrastructure as Code (IaC) on AWS with 100% Hands-On Labs

If you want to build, automate, and manage AWS infrastructure with confidence, this course is for you.
Terraform is the most powerful Infrastructure-as-Code tool, and learning it will completely transform the way you work with the cloud.

At CloudFolks HUB, we make learning simple, practical, and career-oriented. You won’t just watch — you’ll build real AWS Cloud projects step by step, gaining skills that you can immediately apply in your job or certification journey.

What Makes This Course Different

100% Hands-On Labs: 30+ real-world Terraform projects on AWS Cloud aligned with Terraform Associate 003/4.
Concepts Made Simple: Every topic explained with real-world examples — no theory overload.
Complete Terraform Workflow: Learn init, plan, apply, destroy, and state management end to end.
Deep-Dive Topics: Variables, loops, modules, data blocks, functions, and Terraform Cloud (HCP).
Multi-Platform Setup: Installation and configuration on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Real Automation Scenarios: Build EC2 instances, VPCs, subnets, and reusable modules.
Practical Knowledge with Unique Features: Learn by doing — every lecture connects theory with practical implementation and real AWS use cases.
Logical Structure: Course content is arranged in milestones, making it easy to follow, revise, and master each Terraform concept step by step.
Fast-Paced and Focused: The course is designed to keep you engaged, with short, to-the-point explanations for maximum learning efficiency.
Downloadable Resources: Includes Terraform code files, project examples, and reference materials to support your practice.

What You’ll Learn (And Why This Course Will Change Your Career)

This is not just another Terraform course.
This is a step-by-step journey designed to help you become confident in real-world DevOps projects.

From Confusion to Clarity

Understand Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in a simple and practical way
Clear your confusion between manual vs automated infrastructure

You will not just learn concepts — you will understand them deeply

Build Real Cloud Infrastructure (Hands-On)

Launch real resources like EC2, VPC, and Security Groups using Terraform
Learn how infrastructure is deployed in real production environments

No unnecessary theory — everything is practical and job-oriented

Master Terraform Like a DevOps Engineer

Use Terraform commands with confidence
Understand how Terraform works internally (state, plan, execution)
Avoid common mistakes beginners usually make

You will start thinking like a real DevOps Engineer

Automate Like a Professional

Handle complex configurations using Terraform variables
Automate repetitive tasks using count, for_each, and dynamic blocks
Solve real-world problems using Terraform functions

This helps you work efficiently and scale your infrastructure

Write Clean, Reusable and Scalable Code

Create and use Terraform modules like real organizations
Build reusable infrastructure (write once, use anywhere)

This is where you move from beginner to professional level

Work with Real Industry Concepts

Understand Terraform state and remote state clearly
Learn how teams collaborate using Terraform
Handle secrets and sensitive data securely

These are critical skills expected in real job roles

Work with Terraform Cloud (Real DevOps Workflow)

Understand CLI-driven and VCS-driven workflows
Learn how Terraform integrates with CI/CD pipelines

This reflects how real DevOps teams operate in organizations

Build Confidence with Real Projects

Follow a structured learning path from beginner to advanced
Complete hands-on labs designed for real-world scenarios

By the end of this course, you will be able to
design, deploy, and manage infrastructure independently

After This Course, You Will Be Able To:

Work on real DevOps and Cloud projects
Add Terraform projects to your resume
Prepare confidently for interviews
Move towards DevOps and Cloud Engineer roles

Learn from the Best

Taught by Bhavesh Atara, a Cloud Architect and Corporate Trainer with 22+ years of industry experience, this course is designed to turn beginners into confident engineers capable of deploying and managing real AWS infrastructure using Terraform.

What Will Students Learn in This Course

Understand the fundamentals of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and how Terraform automates AWS infrastructure deployment.
Install and configure Terraform CLI and AWS CLI on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Write Terraform configuration files to create and manage AWS resources such as EC2 instances, VPCs, subnets, and security groups.
Work confidently with Terraform variables, loops, dynamic blocks, and data sources to build flexible and reusable code.
Create and use Terraform modules to organize and scale complex cloud environments efficiently.
Manage Terraform state files, perform drift detection, and use import blocks to track existing AWS resources.
Use Terraform Cloud (HCP Terraform) for remote state management, collaboration, and version-controlled infrastructure automation.
Prepare for the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003/4) exam with hands-on AWS-based labs and real-world practice.

This Course Also Includes

Lifetime Access to All Future Updates: Stay up-to-date with the latest Terraform features and improvements.
Responsive Instructor Support: Get your questions answered promptly by a knowledgeable instructor in the Q&A section.
Udemy Certificate of Completion: Download your certificate upon completing the course to showcase your achievement.
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee: Enjoy a risk-free learning experience with our 30-day “no questions asked” refund policy.

Your Cloud Journey Starts Here

Every lab brings you closer to becoming a Terraform-certified, job-ready Cloud Engineer.
Enroll today and start building your future — one Terraform command at a time.

Learn Practically. Build Confidently. Deploy Smartly — with CloudFolks HUB.

Who this course is for:

Cloud Engineers preparing for HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003/4)
AWS Cloud Engineers ready to automate infrastructure deployment
Developers and IT students beginning their Infrastructure-as-Code journey

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate 004-AWS Edition

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Course content

Milestone 1 - Getting Started with Terraform12 lectures • 1hr 26min

Milestone 2 - Building Infrastructure with Terraform14 lectures • 55min

Milestone 3 - Terraform Core Concepts9 lectures • 1hr 4min

Milestone 4 - Understanding the Terraform Core Workflow14 lectures • 2hr 5min

Milestone 527 lectures • 3hr 19min

Milestone - 6 Terraform Loops And Iterations16 lectures • 1hr 41min

Milestone 7- Data Block4 lectures • 26min

Milestone 8-Function in Terraform5 lectures • 38min

Milestone 9 Module11 lectures • 1hr 9min

Milestone 10 Terraform State6 lectures • 1hr 8min

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