Terraform

Introduction to Terraform:

Learning Objective: Understanding the basics of Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and how Terraform fits into the modern cloud environment.

• What is Terraform?
• Understanding Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• History and evolution of Terraform
• Terraform architecture and workflow
• Installation and setup
• Understanding Providers
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Installing Terraform on various platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS)
• Setting up Terraform configuration files

Working with Terraform Configuration:

Learning Objective: Creating and managing configuration files to deploy infrastructure resources.

• Basic syntax and structure of HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language)
• Defining providers, resources, and variables
• Understanding Terraform state files
• Managing state and refreshing state
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Creating a basic Terraform configuration to deploy resources
• Managing state and resource lifecycles

Terraform Modules and Workspaces:

Learning Objective: Understanding the modularization and scalability features in Terraform.

• What are Terraform Modules?
• Creating reusable infrastructure with modules
• Using public and private modules
• Managing multiple environments using Workspaces
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Creating a reusable module
• Managing multiple environments using Workspaces

Managing Infrastructure with Terraform:

Learning Objective: Managing infrastructure lifecycles and best practices in infrastructure management.

• Managing resource lifecycles with 'apply' and 'destroy'
• Using output variables
• Handling resource dependencies
• Using provisioners
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Deploying and managing resources using Terraform
• Destroying infrastructure with Terraform

State Management in Terraform:

Learning Objective: Understanding how Terraform manages infrastructure state and the significance of state files.

• Understanding Terraform state
• Remote state management
• Locking and consistency checks
• State file best practices
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Configuring remote state in Terraform
• Managing state across multiple teams

Advanced Terraform Features:

Learning Objective: Exploring advanced features and functionalities in Terraform for large-scale infrastructures.

• Terraform with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Terraform Cloud and Enterprise
• Working with Terraform Sentinel for policy as code
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Implementing Terraform Cloud with a project
• Using Sentinel to enforce policies

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) with Terraform:

Learning Objective: Automating infrastructure deployment using CI/CD pipelines with Terraform.

• Using Terraform in CI/CD pipelines
• Integrating Terraform with Jenkins, GitLab, and other CI/CD tools
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Building a CI/CD pipeline with Terraform and Jenkins

Terraform Best Practices:

Learning Objective: Following best practices for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable Terraform code.

• Version control with Terraform
• Terraform code structure and organization
• Automating testing and validation
• Practice test

Hands-On:

• Organizing a large Terraform project
• Implementing testing and validation

Final Project:

Consolidating the knowledge gained throughout the course into a practical project. Participants will create a complete Infrastructure as Code setup for a cloud-based application.

• Designing, building, and managing infrastructure using Terraform
• Automating the deployment pipeline using CI/CD

Evaluation and Feedback:

• Course feedback session
• Certification of completion