Course Outline
Introduction
- How is Terraform different from Chef, Puppet, Ansible or Salt?
- Why not use Google Deployment Manager?
Overview of Terraform Features and Architecture
- Infrastructure as Code, execution plans, resource graphs, change automation
Terraform Workflow
- Write, Preview, Create, Reproduce, Destroy
Getting Started
- Preparing a GCP account to use with Terraform
- Initializing Terraform and building a virtual machine (compute engine instance)
Creating an Application
- Starting a project on GCP
- Initializing a sample web app
Preparing an Execution Plan
- Writing a new plan, saving, and removing .tf files
Working with Configuration Files
- Syntax overview
- Writing, version controlling, and updating
Setting Resource Dependencies
- Using the Terraform Resource Graph
- Infrastructure vs application dependencies
Deploying Infrastructure
- Previewing configuration changes
- Executing changes
Managing State
- Setting up Google Cloud Storage for persistence
- Setting up Remote State
Networking
- Setting up a firewall
- Managing subnets
Reproducing Infrastructure
- Setting up environments for an app: dev, test/qa, stage, and prod
Packaging Configuration Files as Modules
- Duplicating code with shareable modules
- Using the Module Registry to build reusable templates
Integrating Terraform into a Deployment Pipeline
- Building, deploying, and testing an application
- Importing existing external resources into Terraform
Terraform Performance Tuning
- Infrastructure monitoring and performance metrics
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Experience working with a command line
- An understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts
Audience
- Cloud architects
- System administrators
- DevOps engineers
Testimonials (7)
video recording is made available to participants so that we can playback later.
Tan Lai Hock - GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
Course - Terraform Fundamentals for Beginners
hands on practical.
Leon Mah - Government Technology Agency
Course - Terraform Fundamentals for Beginners
Classes were explained very objectively, calmly and substantively. Very good instructor.
Mateusz - Santander
Course - Advanced Terraform
Machine Translated
Reda was able to include everyone, as well as make sure that we were doing the exercises correctly and offered assistance where we needed. He had great knowledge and was able to explain all concepts in a clear and understanding way.
Fabio - BMW SA
Course - Advanced Terraform
Hands on was great - good mix between hands on and presentations
Karl
Course - Terraform for Managing Cloud Infrastructure
It's a pity that some time was lost due to problems with virt machines on day 1.
Przemek - EduBroker Sp z oo
Machine Translated
The trainer explains you very well.