DevSecOps Master Program - Terraform 1.4

DevSecOps Master Program - Terraform 1.4

Terraform Training Syllabus

1. Introduction to Terraform

• Overview of Terraform architecture
• Obtaining and installing Terraform
• Terraform CLI
• Infrastructure lifecycle

2. Language Components

• Resources
• Terraform Providers:
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • On-premise
• Modules
• Data providers
• Patterns for structuring projects

3. Infrastructure as Code

• Abstracting services and resources
• Planning your architecture
• Creating Configuration Files
• Setting up a simple two-tier AWS architecture
• Using Packer to pre-configure Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
• Using Consul for Service Discovery
• Terminating infrastructure with Destroy

4. State Management

• Mapping real world resources to configurations
• Recording metadata
• Creating infrastructure plans
• Inspecting and modifying state

5. Environment Variables

• Dealing with Parameters
• Key variables:
  • TF_LOG
  • TF_VAR_name
  • (and others)

6. Managing Resources

• Implicit and Explicit Dependencies
• Non-dependant Resources
• Iterating on Resources

7. Terraform & GitOps

• Git as the source of truth
• Using Terraform to describe deployment
• Deploying environments with CI pipelines

8. Terraform Test Automation

• Terratest
• Unit Testing Terraform Modules

9. Terraform Security

• Securing your Terraform Pipeline
• System Accounts & Permissions
• Terraform Backend configuration
• Handling Environments separately

10. Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Checking OCI service status
• Verbose Logging
• Error messages and resolution