This comprehensive Terraform guide takes you from Infrastructure as Code basics to advanced cloud provisioning mastery, covering everything developers and DevOps engineers need to manage infrastructure with Terraform across multiple cloud providers.
1 - Terraform Fundamentals
Getting started with Infrastructure as Code
1. Introduction to Terraform
What is Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and core concepts
2. Installation & Setup
Installing Terraform and configuring your environment
3. Basic Commands & Workflow
init, plan, apply, and destroy commands
2 - Configuration & Resources
Writing and managing Terraform configurations
1. HCL Syntax & Configuration
HashiCorp Configuration Language basics
2. Providers & Resources
Working with cloud providers and resource types
3. Variables & Outputs
Parameterizing configurations and exposing values
3 - State Management
Managing Terraform state effectively
1. State File Fundamentals
Understanding state files and their importance
2. Remote State Storage
S3, Azure Storage, and GCS backends
3. State Operations
Import, move, and refresh operations
4 - Modules & Organization
Building reusable and maintainable code
1. Modules Fundamentals
Creating and using reusable modules
2. Module Registry & Sharing
Publishing and consuming modules
3. Workspaces & Environments
Managing multiple environments
5 - Advanced Features
Powerful Terraform capabilities
1. Data Sources & Locals
Querying existing resources and computed values
2. Functions & Expressions
Built-in functions and dynamic expressions
3. Provisioners
Local and remote-exec provisioners
6 - Production & Best Practices
Production-ready Terraform workflows
1. CI/CD Integration
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins
2. Security & Compliance
Terraform security scanning and policy enforcement
3. Troubleshooting & Debugging
Common issues and debugging techniques
Terraform Concepts
Providers
Resources
Variables
Outputs
State
Modules
Workspaces
Data Sources
Backends
Functions
Provisioners
HCL
CI/CD
Security
Terraform main concepts covered in this learning path
Each post will contain practical examples, real-world scenarios, and hands-on exercises to help you master Terraform from Infrastructure as Code basics to advanced production deployments across multiple cloud providers.
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