Terraform allows infrastructure to be expressed as code. The desired state is expressed in a simple human-readable language. Terraform uses this language to provide an execution plan of changes, which can be reviewed for safety and then applied to make changes. Extensible providers allow Terraform to manage a broad range of resources, including hardware, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services.



Terraform for absolute beginners

Instructor: Saurabh Dhingra
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What you'll learn
Understanding Infrastructure as code and Terraform Basics
HCL language syntax and using variables
Creating resources in Terraform
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Introduction to Infrastructure as code and Terraform
Harshicorp Configuration Language syntax
Create your first infrastructure using Terraform execution flow
Updating a resource in Terraform configuration file
State file and other files created by Terraform
Defining Variables in Terraform
Passing variables via terraform.tfvars file
Writing configuration files to create a resource in Azure Cloud
Creating a resource in Azure cloud via Terraform
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This guided project is for everyone working IT - IT admin, System engineers, software developers, QA who wish to work & learn the DevOps way of work
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Reviewed on Aug 19, 2023
Great course ! for beginners on terraform to learn and get a touch and feel.
Reviewed on Nov 1, 2022
It's great step to learn IAC tools for infrastructure and this project provided an idea how to work on terraform for Beginner level. Thanks
Reviewed on Jan 6, 2022
Its a wonderful beginners course for initiation into Terraform. Nicely done! Thank You So Much!
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