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Terraform: from discovery to expertise

Complete Terraform course: infrastructure as code, the HCL language, state and remote backends, modules, environments and workspaces, testing and security (terraform test, tflint, Checkov), CI/CD with OIDC, multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OVHcloud, Kubernetes), hands-on labs with no cloud account and Terraform Associate certification preparation.

9 chapters15 lessonsEN
At your pace, through practice.

By the end of this course you will be able to

  • Understand infrastructure as code and the Terraform workflow
  • Write robust, reusable HCL configurations
  • Manage state as a team: remote backend, locking, import and refactoring
  • Design and test modules
  • Organise several environments and automate with CI/CD
  • Use Terraform across clouds
  • Prepare for the Terraform Associate certification

🎯 Level : Intermediate👥 Who it is for : DevOps, SRE, cloud and platform engineers, administrators and developers automating their infrastructure

LEARNING PATH

Course curriculum

0Course overview1 lesson
  1. Assessment quizQuiz · ⏱ 10 min
1Principles and language2 lessons

Workflow, HCL, variables, loops.

  1. Principles, architecture and workflowArticle · ⏱ 4 min
  2. The HCL languageArticle · ⏱ 9 min
2State1 lesson

Backends, locking, import, refactoring.

  1. State: backends, locking, importArticle · ⏱ 6 min
3Modules and environments2 lessons

Reuse, compose, split.

  1. ModulesArticle · ⏱ 4 min
  2. Environments and organisationArticle · ⏱ 5 min
4Quality, security and CI/CD2 lessons

Tests, analysis, pipelines, OIDC.

  1. Test and secureArticle · ⏱ 7 min
  2. Terraform in CI/CDArticle · ⏱ 5 min
5Multi-cloud1 lesson

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OVHcloud, Kubernetes.

  1. Terraform across cloudsArticle · ⏱ 4 min
8Hands-on labs (no cloud account)3 lessons

LocalStack, MinIO and terraform test.

  1. Lab: First steps with Terraform on LocalStackHands-on lab · ⏱ 45 min · Level 2/5
  2. Lab: Remote state, locking, import and refactoringHands-on lab · ⏱ 50 min · Level 3/5
  3. Lab: A tested module (terraform test, tflint, Checkov)Hands-on lab · ⏱ 50 min · Level 3/5
9Best practices1 lesson

Structure, state, security, review.

  1. Terraform best practicesArticle · ⏱ 4 min
90Certification preparation2 lessons

Terraform Associate guide and practice exams.

  1. Preparation guide: Terraform AssociateArticle · ⏱ 3 min
  2. HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004)Project · Level 4/5

LEARN BY DOING

Use cases & applications

Reproducible environments

Identical staging and production, recreated in minutes.

Multi-cloud platform

One language and workflow for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OVHcloud and Kubernetes.

Infrastructure reviewed like code

Plan reviewed in merge requests, apply via pipeline.

Recommended prerequisites

Cloud Computing: From Discovery to ExpertiseDevOps: From Discovery to Expertise

What next?

AWS: from discovery to expertiseMicrosoft Azure: from discovery to expertiseAnsible: from discovery to expertise

Frequently asked questions

Terraform or OpenTofu?

OpenTofu is an open source fork of Terraform and largely compatible. The concepts and most commands in this course apply to both.

Do I need a cloud account?

No: the labs use LocalStack (emulated AWS APIs), MinIO (S3 backend) and terraform test mock providers.

Does Terraform replace Ansible?

No, they complement each other: Terraform creates infrastructure (networks, VMs, managed services), Ansible configures systems and applications.

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