WEBVTT 00:10.240 --> 00:13.570 -Hello, and welcome to this course on Terraform for Beginners. 00:14.120 --> 00:18.350 My name is Vijin Palazhi, and I will be your instructor for this course. 00:20.200 --> 00:23.990 In this course, we will get started with Terraform, but first we will 00:24.020 --> 00:28.030 take a look at Infrastructure as Code, or IaC, and the different 00:28.040 --> 00:32.140 types of tools available in IaC and their purpose in managing 00:32.140 --> 00:33.810 the modern IT infrastructure. 00:35.130 --> 00:37.160 We will then see the role of Terraform in 00:37.160 --> 00:38.640 today's IT infrastructure. 00:39.760 --> 00:42.140 Then, we will learn how to install Terraform. 00:42.690 --> 00:46.160 This is followed by the basics of HashiCorp Configuration Language. 00:47.490 --> 00:50.940 Next, we have our very first lab, where you'll get your hands dirty 00:50.940 --> 00:52.770 working with the HCL syntax. 00:53.950 --> 00:57.220 Next, we will understand the basics of Terraform, such as Providers, 00:57.230 --> 01:00.890 Input and Output Variables, Resource Attributes, and Dependencies. 01:02.860 --> 01:07.050 After this, we will take a look at state in Terraform – what it is, why 01:07.050 --> 01:10.530 it is used and the considerations to follow when working with state. 01:11.710 --> 01:15.030 We then dig deeper into the fundamentals, starting with different 01:15.040 --> 01:16.560 commands provided by Terraform. 01:17.630 --> 01:20.650 This is followed by a lecture where we understand the difference between 01:20.650 --> 01:22.680 Mutable and Immutable infrastructure. 01:23.880 --> 01:27.130 Next, we'll take a look at lifecycle rules in Terraform, where we 01:27.130 --> 01:30.630 will learn how to manage the ways in which resources are created. 01:31.910 --> 01:35.480 After this, we have lectures on basic topics such as data sources, 01:35.680 --> 01:39.290 meta-arguments, such as count and for_each, and finally understand 01:39.300 --> 01:40.820 version constraints in Terraform. 01:42.280 --> 01:45.590 After this, we have a dedicated section on AWS. 01:46.240 --> 01:49.650 This section begins with optional lectures and demos where we learn 01:49.650 --> 01:55.020 the basics of AWS, such as setting up an AWS account and learning 01:55.050 --> 02:00.020 about the basic AWS services such as IAM, S3, and DynamoDB. 02:01.280 --> 02:04.760 We will then see how to provision and manage these using Terrform. 02:05.780 --> 02:10.190 Each of these topics, including the ones for AWS are followed by hands-on 02:10.190 --> 02:13.150 labs where we get to practice the concepts that we have learned. 02:14.420 --> 02:17.740 We will then learn concepts such as remote state and state locking 02:17.740 --> 02:21.920 with Terraform and then see how to store state in a remote S3 backend. 02:23.200 --> 02:25.790 Next, we will see how to use Terraform state commands to 02:25.790 --> 02:27.100 manipulate the state file. 02:28.230 --> 02:31.500 We then have a few lectures and demos where we get introduced to 02:31.500 --> 02:35.580 the EC2 service and then learn how to provision it using Terraform. 02:37.080 --> 02:39.270 Following this, we will learn about provisioners in 02:39.270 --> 02:42.580 Terraform – what they are, the different types, the behavior, 02:42.620 --> 02:45.350 and considerations to follow when working with provisioners. 02:46.680 --> 02:50.130 We then look at resource taints, learn how to enable debugging, 02:50.380 --> 02:53.760 and then import other resources into the management of Terraform. 02:55.320 --> 02:58.910 Next, we will learn about Terraform modules – what they are, how to 02:58.920 --> 03:02.220 create them, and how to make use of the modules which are available 03:02.220 --> 03:03.840 in the public Terraform registry. 03:04.700 --> 03:07.670 After this, we have a few lectures where we learn about functions 03:07.670 --> 03:10.730 and conditional expressions in Terraform and how to test them 03:10.740 --> 03:12.180 using the Terraform console. 03:13.280 --> 03:17.090 We will then learn about workspaces in Terraform – what they are, how to 03:17.100 --> 03:18.720 create them, and when to use them. 03:19.890 --> 03:23.110 We will then wrap up this course with an introduction and high-level 03:23.120 --> 03:26.310 overview of the features that are provided by Terraform cloud. 03:27.490 --> 03:30.670 In this course we have video lectures that simplify complex 03:30.670 --> 03:32.270 concepts using animations. 03:33.690 --> 03:37.230 In the AWS section of this course, we have demonstration videos that 03:37.230 --> 03:41.200 are intended to help you get started with AWS and make use of services 03:41.220 --> 03:45.950 such as IAM, DynamoDB, and EC2 with the AWS management console. 03:47.170 --> 03:50.070 We have hands-on labs where you will get to provision 03:50.090 --> 03:52.530 and manage infrastructure resources using Terraform. 03:53.210 --> 03:56.850 You don't need to set up your own labs or create any cloud accounts. 03:57.850 --> 04:01.400 Our labs are embedded in the course and open right in your browser. 04:02.360 --> 04:05.530 To optimize the user experience, we have integrated Visual 04:05.540 --> 04:06.930 Studio Code with the labs. 04:07.450 --> 04:10.700 This will allow you to make use of the built-in Terraform extensions 04:10.700 --> 04:13.910 to write configuration files easily and then run the commands 04:13.920 --> 04:15.400 from the integrated terminal. 04:16.430 --> 04:19.240 You would also be developing configuration files that will 04:19.250 --> 04:21.170 work with the AWS infrastructure. 04:22.730 --> 04:25.440 Well, I am very excited to begin this journey with 04:25.440 --> 04:27.290 you, so let's get started.