Build, change, and destroy AWS infrastructure using Terraform. Step-by-step, command-line tutorials will walk you through the Terraform basics for the first time.
Build, change, and destroy Azure infrastructure using Terraform. Step-by-step, command-line tutorials will walk you through the Terraform basics for the first time.
5 minLearn Infrastructure as Code (IaC) basics, the advantages of codifying your infrastructure, and how Terraform's workflow, state management, and cloud-platform-agnostic architecture set it apart from other IaC tools.
7 minInstall Terraform on Mac, Linux, or Windows by downloading the binary or using a package manager (Homebrew or Chocolatey). Then create a Docker container locally by following a quick-start tutorial to check that Terraform installed correctly.
10 minSet up credentials to authenticate the Azure provider and write a Terraform configuration to create an Azure resource group. Read about the Azure provider and HashiCorp configuration language.
10 minInitialize, plan and apply configuration in a directory to create an Azure resource group. Inspect the Terraform state to discover the group ID once Terraform creates it.
5 minAdd tags to an existing Azure resource group to learn how Terraform manages infrastructure changes. Edit Terraform configuration, then plan and apply the change.
Build, change, and destroy Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure using Terraform. Step-by-step, command-line tutorials will walk you through the Terraform basics for the first time.
5 minLearn Infrastructure as Code (IaC) basics, the advantages of codifying your infrastructure, and how Terraform's workflow, state management, and cloud-platform-agnostic architecture set it apart from other IaC tools.
7 minInstall Terraform on Mac, Linux, or Windows by downloading the binary or using a package manager (Homebrew or Chocolatey). Then create a Docker container locally by following a quick-start tutorial to check that Terraform installed correctly.
10 minAuthenticate to Google Cloud and create a VPC network. Write and validate Terraform configuration, initialize a configuration directory, and plan and apply a configuration to create infrastructure.
5 minAdd a Google Compute Engine VM instance to a VPC, by referencing the VPC in its configuration using arguments. Modify the instance by adding tags, and implement a destructive change.
5 minDestroy Google Cloud infrastructure managed by Terraform. Evaluate the plan and confirm the destruction.
Collaborate on version-controlled configuration using Terraform Cloud. Follow this track to build, change, and destroy infrastructure using remote runs and state.
5 minSign up for Terraform Cloud, which provides free remote state storage, a stable run environment, version control system (VCS) driven plans and applies, a collaborative web GUI, and more. Create your first organization.
5 minCreate a Terraform Cloud workspace. Fork a demonstration GitHub repo containing Terraform configuration to generate a randomly-named Amazon DynamoDB table. Connect the repo to Terraform Cloud.
5 minConfigure a Terraform Cloud workspace with Cloud credentials by setting environment variables. Set DynamoDB read and write capacity with Terraform variables. Create the database by planning and applying a run in Terraform Cloud.
10 minQueue a speculative plan by opening a pull request. Inspect the plan and merge the PR to automatically queue a Terraform Cloud run. Confirm and apply the changes. Edit variables and manually apply changes via the Terraform Cloud web UI.
10 minDestroy the resources in a Terraform Cloud workspace, and delete the workspace via the web UI.
Provision and manage Kubernetes clusters with Terraform. Follow these guides to provision managed Kubernetes on AWS, Azure, or GCP, and interact with your cluster using the Kubernetes Terraform provider.
20 minProvision a Kubernetes Cluster in AWS. Configure the AWS CLI to provide credentials to Terraform, clone an example repository, and deploy the cluster. Configure kubectl and the Kubernetes dashboard. Finally destroy the cluster.
20 minProvision a Kubernetes Cluster in Azure. Configure the Azure CLI to provide credentials to Terraform, clone an example repository, and deploy the cluster. Configure kubectl to interact with the cluster. Finally destroy the cluster.
20 minProvision a Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Configure the gcloud SDK to provide credentials to Terraform, clone an example repo, and deploy the cluster. Configure kubectl and the Kubernetes dashboard. Finally destroy the cluster.
10 minSchedule a NGINX instance and expose it using the Terraform Kubernetes Provider. Configure the provider to access the cluster manually or based on kubectl context. Schedule and scale a deployment, and schedule a service.
30 minDeploy a Consul-backed Vault cluster on Kubernetes, by linking Terraform Cloud workspaces with run triggers. Share Kubernetes cluster credentials between workspaces within an organization using data resources.
Prepare for the "HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate" exam. This track will walk you through each test objective and study resources.
6 hr 52 minStudy the resources listed in this guide to prepare for the Terraform Associate certification exam from start to finish.
6 hr 52 minThis guide lists all the test objectives and sub-objectives of the Terraform Associate certification exam. Use this guide to find study materials on a particular topic.
7 minLearn what types of questions you will answer during the Terraform associate certification exam.
5 minLearn Infrastructure as Code (IaC) basics, the advantages of codifying your infrastructure, and how Terraform's workflow, state management, and cloud-platform-agnostic architecture set it apart from other IaC tools.
7 minInstall Terraform on Mac, Linux, or Windows by downloading the binary or using a package manager (Homebrew or Chocolatey). Then create a Docker container locally by following a quick-start tutorial to check that Terraform installed correctly.
10 minSet up credentials to authenticate the Azure provider and write a Terraform configuration to create an Azure resource group. Read about the Azure provider and HashiCorp configuration language.
10 minInitialize, plan and apply configuration in a directory to create an Azure resource group. Inspect the Terraform state to discover the group ID once Terraform creates it.
5 minAdd tags to an existing Azure resource group to learn how Terraform manages infrastructure changes. Edit Terraform configuration, then plan and apply the change.
5 minLearn Infrastructure as Code (IaC) basics, the advantages of codifying your infrastructure, and how Terraform's workflow, state management, and cloud-platform-agnostic architecture set it apart from other IaC tools.
7 minInstall Terraform on Mac, Linux, or Windows by downloading the binary or using a package manager (Homebrew or Chocolatey). Then create a Docker container locally by following a quick-start tutorial to check that Terraform installed correctly.
10 minAuthenticate to Google Cloud and create a VPC network. Write and validate Terraform configuration, initialize a configuration directory, and plan and apply a configuration to create infrastructure.
5 minAdd a Google Compute Engine VM instance to a VPC, by referencing the VPC in its configuration using arguments. Modify the instance by adding tags, and implement a destructive change.
5 minDestroy Google Cloud infrastructure managed by Terraform. Evaluate the plan and confirm the destruction.
5 minSign up for Terraform Cloud, which provides free remote state storage, a stable run environment, version control system (VCS) driven plans and applies, a collaborative web GUI, and more. Create your first organization.
5 minCreate a Terraform Cloud workspace. Fork a demonstration GitHub repo containing Terraform configuration to generate a randomly-named Amazon DynamoDB table. Connect the repo to Terraform Cloud.
5 minConfigure a Terraform Cloud workspace with Cloud credentials by setting environment variables. Set DynamoDB read and write capacity with Terraform variables. Create the database by planning and applying a run in Terraform Cloud.
10 minQueue a speculative plan by opening a pull request. Inspect the plan and merge the PR to automatically queue a Terraform Cloud run. Confirm and apply the changes. Edit variables and manually apply changes via the Terraform Cloud web UI.
10 minDestroy the resources in a Terraform Cloud workspace, and delete the workspace via the web UI.
20 minProvision a Kubernetes Cluster in AWS. Configure the AWS CLI to provide credentials to Terraform, clone an example repository, and deploy the cluster. Configure kubectl and the Kubernetes dashboard. Finally destroy the cluster.
20 minProvision a Kubernetes Cluster in Azure. Configure the Azure CLI to provide credentials to Terraform, clone an example repository, and deploy the cluster. Configure kubectl to interact with the cluster. Finally destroy the cluster.
20 minProvision a Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Configure the gcloud SDK to provide credentials to Terraform, clone an example repo, and deploy the cluster. Configure kubectl and the Kubernetes dashboard. Finally destroy the cluster.
10 minSchedule a NGINX instance and expose it using the Terraform Kubernetes Provider. Configure the provider to access the cluster manually or based on kubectl context. Schedule and scale a deployment, and schedule a service.
30 minDeploy a Consul-backed Vault cluster on Kubernetes, by linking Terraform Cloud workspaces with run triggers. Share Kubernetes cluster credentials between workspaces within an organization using data resources.
6 hr 52 minStudy the resources listed in this guide to prepare for the Terraform Associate certification exam from start to finish.
6 hr 52 minThis guide lists all the test objectives and sub-objectives of the Terraform Associate certification exam. Use this guide to find study materials on a particular topic.
7 minLearn what types of questions you will answer during the Terraform associate certification exam.
Learn Terraform configuration language by example. Write configurations to manage multiple pieces of infrastructure and iterate over structured data. Deploy and manage related infrastructure by referring. to resources in other configurations.
Create and use Terraform modules to organize your configuration. Host a static website in AWS using two modules: one from the Terraform Registry and one you will build yourself. Organize configuration using directories and workspaces.
10 minRead about how Terraform modules make configuration easier to organize, understand, reuse, and share. Learn about the directory structure of a module, and how to call them.
20 minUse modules from the public Terraform Registry to define an Amazon VPC containing two EC2 instances. Select module and root input and output variables, install the modules, and apply the configuration.
20 minWrite a local module to create an Amazon S3 bucket hosting a static website. Create a module directory, write the module configuration, variables, and outputs, and call the module from a root configuration.
30 minImport modules to share securely in Terraform Cloud's free private module registry. Fork an example module, tag a version-controlled release, deploy the module into the registry, and use it in a configuration.
30 minDeploy development and production versions of an S3-hosted static website. Separate their configuration into files, directories, and workspaces, and explore the architectural trade-offs of each approach.
Install software, edit files, and provision machines created with Terraform. Use Packer or Cloud-Init to automatically provision SSH keys and a web server onto a Linux VM created by Terraform in AWS.
Manage Terraform state. Follow these tutorials to import existing infrastructure and manipulate state storage.
25 minImport existing infrastructure into Terraform. In this guide, you will use Terraform import to manage an existing Docker container and learn important considerations to keep in mind when importing infrastructure into Terraform.
10 minMigrate an existing state file to a Terraform Cloud workspace
Inject secrets into your Terraform configuration. Use Vault-generated dynamic credentials to provision infrastructure.
Collaborate on infrastructure with Terraform Cloud. Follow these tutorials to migrate state from local storage and take a deeper look at Terraform Cloud operations, including VCS integration, workspace configuration, and remote runs.
6 minLog into Terraform Cloud or Enterprise with the Terraform CLI to migrate state, trigger remote runs, and interact with Terraform Cloud from the command line.
5 minMigrate an existing state file to a Terraform Cloud workspace
10 minRun triggers in Terraform Cloud allow one workspace to trigger a run in another workspace to support automation and integration pipelines. In this guide trigger a run on an application workspace from a networking workspace.
team2 minTeams in Terraform Cloud are groups of users that organization owners can assign more granular permissions. Learn how to assign roles and give permissions in this guide.
Enforce policies before your users create infrastructure, using Sentinel policy-as-code. This track will walk you through how to write, test, and implement Sentinel policies.
team & governance8 minInstall the Sentinel CLI, a binary that allows you to run Sentinel policies locally. Then test the install by running a policy in the Sentinel CLI against Terraform Cloud data.
team & governance8 minGenerate and download plan data in Terraform Cloud for the Sentinel CLI to evaluate a policy against.
team & governance7 minCreate filters and rules for your governance requirements with the Sentinel policy language
team & governance7 minUse mock import data and the Sentinel CLI to write tests for Sentinel policies.
team & governance7 minCreate and upload a Sentinel policy set. Apply the policy set to your Terraform Cloud organization.
team & governance5 minTurn on cost estimation in your Terraform Cloud organization. Write a soft-mandatory policy against example infrastructure to limit its cost to less than one hundred dollars a month.
Automate Terraform and extend it by developing Terraform plugins. In this collection, run Terraform in Automation with CircleCI, or follow guidelines for other CI/CD platforms.
Interact with APIs using Terraform providers. In these tutorials, use a provider as a bridge between Terraform and a target API. Then, extend Terraform by developing a custom Terraform provider.
25 minLearn how Terraform providers interact with resources by serving as a bridge between Terraform and target APIs.
20 minSet up the Terraform provider development environment and define a Terraform data resource.
15 minAdd authentication to a Terraform provider and configure a provider's meta parameter.
20 minAdd a data source with a complex schema to a Terraform provider.
15 minAdd and view custom error and warning messages in a Terraform provider.
Use the AWS provider to leverage AWS services via Terraform. In this collection, use Terraform to configure IAM policy documents and deploy serverless functions with Lambda.
Write Terraform with Typescript and Python
beta5 minFeatures and roadmap for a tool to write Terraform in dynamic languages
beta10 minSet up your environment and run a free Docker demo locally.
beta25 minUse the cdktf tool to provision AWS infrastructure written in TypeScript.
10 minRead about how Terraform modules make configuration easier to organize, understand, reuse, and share. Learn about the directory structure of a module, and how to call them.
20 minUse modules from the public Terraform Registry to define an Amazon VPC containing two EC2 instances. Select module and root input and output variables, install the modules, and apply the configuration.
20 minWrite a local module to create an Amazon S3 bucket hosting a static website. Create a module directory, write the module configuration, variables, and outputs, and call the module from a root configuration.
30 minImport modules to share securely in Terraform Cloud's free private module registry. Fork an example module, tag a version-controlled release, deploy the module into the registry, and use it in a configuration.
30 minDeploy development and production versions of an S3-hosted static website. Separate their configuration into files, directories, and workspaces, and explore the architectural trade-offs of each approach.
25 minImport existing infrastructure into Terraform. In this guide, you will use Terraform import to manage an existing Docker container and learn important considerations to keep in mind when importing infrastructure into Terraform.
10 minMigrate an existing state file to a Terraform Cloud workspace
6 minLog into Terraform Cloud or Enterprise with the Terraform CLI to migrate state, trigger remote runs, and interact with Terraform Cloud from the command line.
5 minMigrate an existing state file to a Terraform Cloud workspace
10 minRun triggers in Terraform Cloud allow one workspace to trigger a run in another workspace to support automation and integration pipelines. In this guide trigger a run on an application workspace from a networking workspace.
team2 minTeams in Terraform Cloud are groups of users that organization owners can assign more granular permissions. Learn how to assign roles and give permissions in this guide.
team & governance8 minInstall the Sentinel CLI, a binary that allows you to run Sentinel policies locally. Then test the install by running a policy in the Sentinel CLI against Terraform Cloud data.
team & governance8 minGenerate and download plan data in Terraform Cloud for the Sentinel CLI to evaluate a policy against.
team & governance7 minCreate filters and rules for your governance requirements with the Sentinel policy language
team & governance7 minUse mock import data and the Sentinel CLI to write tests for Sentinel policies.
team & governance7 minCreate and upload a Sentinel policy set. Apply the policy set to your Terraform Cloud organization.
team & governance5 minTurn on cost estimation in your Terraform Cloud organization. Write a soft-mandatory policy against example infrastructure to limit its cost to less than one hundred dollars a month.
25 minLearn how Terraform providers interact with resources by serving as a bridge between Terraform and target APIs.
20 minSet up the Terraform provider development environment and define a Terraform data resource.
15 minAdd authentication to a Terraform provider and configure a provider's meta parameter.
20 minAdd a data source with a complex schema to a Terraform provider.
15 minAdd and view custom error and warning messages in a Terraform provider.
beta5 minFeatures and roadmap for a tool to write Terraform in dynamic languages
beta10 minSet up your environment and run a free Docker demo locally.
beta25 minUse the cdktf tool to provision AWS infrastructure written in TypeScript.
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