Terraform for Beginners in 1 Hour

Name: Terraform for Beginners in 1 Hour
Rating: 4.6 (383 reviews)

Don't have time and want to learn the basics of Terraform quickly? Get started with this beginner's course on Terraform

Created bySam Gabrail

Last updated 3/2024

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What you'll learn

Explain the Purpose and Benefits of Infrastructure as Code
Gain a high-level understanding of Terraform's Architecture and Uses
2 Hands-on Examples to use Terraform to Build Infrastructure in Docker and AWS
Get a good overview of Terraform's main commands and syntax along with some best practices

Course content

3 sections • 13 lectures • 1h 4m total length

Introduction1:30
Learn the basics of Terraform in this one-hour course, including infrastructure as code concepts, basic syntax, and using Terraform to create, manage, and version infrastructure on Docker and AWS.
Intro to Infrastructure as Code and Terraform4:27
Explore infrastructure as code and the benefits of Terraform for automated, consistent deployments. Tackle a hands-on Terraform lab with Docker, provisioning compute, storage, and networking via API and state.
Development Environment and Code Repo0:12

Basic Commands10:23
Learn basic Terraform commands to provision Docker resources, including init, format, validate, plan, apply, and destroy, with hands-on lab steps and code-space setup.
Lock and State Files7:25
Explore how lock and state files manage provider versions and sensitive data, and learn to deploy with Terraform apply using auto-approve in pipelines with the Docker provider.
Variables8:02
Master variables in Terraform by defining types and defaults, using string interpolation for Docker image names and ports, and passing values with the CLI -var.
Variables Continued3:20
Continue exploring variables by moving blocks to a dedicated variables file and a Terraform vars file; learn how Terraform merges files, overrides defaults, and applies Docker resources with port mappings.
AWS Setup and Outputs5:39
Learn to set up the AWS provider and create an EC2 instance with Terraform, using an output for the public IP, and follow the init, plan, apply, and destroy workflow.
Data Blocks4:11
Use data blocks to fetch the latest ubuntu 24 ami via filters, feed the id into an instance resource, and organize outputs across main, variables, and outputs files.
Another Provider7:30
Learn to add another provider in terraform, create a TLS private key and key pair for an AWS EC2 instance, and manage sensitive outputs and state file.
Modules7:13
Discover how to design reusable Terraform modules to share resources across teams, including module structure (license, readme, main, outputs, variables) and root-to-child module data flow.
A Web Server3:59
Learn to deploy a web server on AWS EC2 with Terraform, using user data to install libraries and nginx, expose port 80, and verify via the public IP.

Requirements

An open mind and a willingness to learn
Basic knowledge of the Linux terminal
No coding experience required (but good to have)
An AWS Account using the free tier or use TeKanAid Academy's Subscription to get an AWS account

Description

Overview

Learn the basic concepts of Terraform in this step-by-step terraform course for beginners with hands-on labs. By no means will you master Terraform by the end of this course, but you will have a solid foundation to build upon. There are many Terraform courses out there and I even offer one myself, but I wanted to create one that is concise enough to take in one sitting and get the gist of Terraform. Learning terraform is not difficult, you just need to understand the basics and practice a lot.

Pre-requisites

The following is required to follow along:

Terraform and Docker or use GitHub's Codespaces or Gitpod as your development environment. The code repo is equipped with it.
An AWS account or if you're subscribed to the TeKanAid Academy Subscription you get your own AWS account on demand.

Introduction

Terraform is a popular tool used for infrastructure provisioning and management. Using a simple, human-readable language, it allows users to define and manage resources across multiple cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. In this Terraform course, we will introduce the topic of Terraform and its use in infrastructure management, and guide beginners on how to get started.

Terraform has become a crucial tool in modern DevOps practices. It allows for infrastructure as code, which means that infrastructure can be managed in the same way as software, with version control, testing, and collaboration. This increases efficiency, reduces errors, and enables more frequent and reliable deployments. Additionally, Terraform makes it easy to automate the provisioning and management of resources across multiple providers, making it a powerful tool for multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

This Terraform tutorial is intended for beginners who are new to Terraform. We will cover the basics of Terraform, including its configuration, and usage with a local deployment in Docker and a cloud deployment in AWS. We will also discuss variables and how to use Terraform modules. By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of Terraform and be able to start experimenting with it in your own infrastructure projects.

Who this course is for:

Practitioners and technology managers who are absolute beginners in Terraform

Terraform for Beginners in 1 Hour

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 6min

Hands-on Labs9 lectures • 58min

Bonus1 lecture • 1min

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