Terraform 101 – Certified Terraform Associate
Comprehensive course covering HashiCorp Terraform fundamentals and advanced concepts for Infrastructure as Code, preparing you for the Terraform Associate certification exam.
Why This Course is Different
Get everything you need to master platform engineering and advance your career
Certificate of Completion
Earn a certificate while gaining real-world skills that go beyond traditional certification prep
Hands-on Labs
8 practical labs with real-world scenarios in pre-configured cloud environments
Expert-Led
Learn from Sam Gabrail, Former HashiCorp Sr. Solutions Engineer with 15+ years experience
Community Support
Join our community where members help each other and collaborate on learning
What You'll Master
Understand Infrastructure as Code concepts and benefits
Master Terraform workflow and core commands
Work with resources, data sources, and providers
Implement variables, expressions, and functions effectively
Create reusable modules for efficient infrastructure management
Use Terraform Cloud for team collaboration
Implement secrets management patterns with Vault
Prepare for the HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification exam
Course Curriculum
SECTION 1 – COURSE INTRODUCTION AND SETUP
Learn about course introduction and setup
- •Important Note on Lab Environments
- •Terraform 101 Course Intro and Setup
- •Code Repository
- •Community
- •[Optional] Installing Git for Windows Users
- •[Optional] Windows Terminal Installation
- •[Optional] Installing Git for Windows Users
- •[Optional] Visual Studio Code IDE with WSL
- •[Optional] Docker on WSL2
- •Terraform vSphere with Terraform Cloud Agents Demo (Optional)
- •AWS Account Setup
- •HashiCorp Terraform VS Code Extension
- •What We’ll Build
SECTION 2 – INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE (IAC) CONCEPTS
Learn about infrastructure as code (iac) concepts
- •What is IaC?
- •Advantages of IaC Patterns
- •Terraform’s Purpose vs Other IaC Providers
- •Declarative vs Procedural Programming
- •Section 2 QuizQuiz
SECTION 3 – TERRAFORM IN ACTION
Learn about terraform in action
- •Basic Commands
- •Terraform State, Show, and, Console Commands
- •Terraform Taint
- •Terraform Import
- •Workspaces
- •Managing Drifts with Refresh
- •Terraform Logs
- •08 terraform in action labLab
- •Section 3 QuizQuiz
- •I need your help
SECTION 4 – TERRAFORM ARCHITECTURE
Learn about terraform architecture
- •Core + Providers
- •Version Constraints
- •Lock and Upgrade Providers
- •Provisioners
- •A Better Option: user_data
- •Terraform State Deeper Dive
- •07 terraform architecture labLab
- •Section 4 QuizQuiz
SECTION 5 – RESOURCES AND DATA BLOCKS
Learn about resources and data blocks
- •Overview and Referencing
- •Resource Graph
- •03 resources and data blocks labLab
- •Section 5 QuizQuiz
SECTION 6 – VARIABLES
Learn about variables
- •Variables Overview
- •Variables and Outputs to Separate Files
- •Variable Assignment in Files
- •Sensitive Variables
- •Variable Validation
- •Precedence
- •Local Values
- •08 variables and configuration labLab
- •Section 6 QuizQuiz
SECTION 7 – EXPRESSIONS AND FUNCTIONS
Learn about expressions and functions
- •Rebuilding with Networking
- •Data Types and String Interpolation
- •Operators Conditionals and Templatefiles
- •Count and the Splat Expression
- •For Loops
- •For_Each
- •Dynamic Blocks
- •Lifecycle Meta-Argument
- •AWS Launch Templates
- •Output Tags with Values and Zipmap Functions
- •Deploy a Load Balancer
- •12 expressions and functions labLab
- •Section 7 QuizQuiz
SECTION 8 – MODULES
Learn about modules
- •Modules Overview
- •TLS Module and Outputs
- •LB Module and Variables
- •Networking Module
- •EC2 Module
- •Data Flow
- •07 terraform modules labLab
- •Section 8 QuizQuiz
SECTION 9 – TERRAFORM CLOUD
Learn about terraform cloud
- •Terraform Cloud (TFC) Overview
- •TFC Setup
- •Migrate to TFC
- •Workspaces
- •Remote State Storage
- •Move our Modules to the Private Registry
- •Workflows
- •Execution Modes
- •Terraform vSphere with Terraform Cloud Agents Demo (Optional)
- •Sentinel Example Demo (Optional)
- •Sentinel Example Demo (Optional)
- •Comparing
- •13 terraform cloud labLab
- •Section 9 QuizQuiz
SECTION 10 – SECRETS MANAGEMENT PATTERNS
Learn about secrets management patterns
- •Secrets Management Patterns Overview
- •Set up Vault.
- •Configure Vault with the Terraform Vault Provider
- •Inject Secrets into Terraform using Vault
- •05 secrets management with vault labLab
- •Section 10 QuizQuiz
SECTION 11 – EXAM PREPARATION
Learn about exam preparation
- •Exam Objectives
- •What to Expect on the Exam
SECTION 12 – COURSE WRAP-UP
Learn about course wrap-up
- •Closing Remarks
- •I'd like to hear from you
- •I need your help
Course Features
Hands-on Labs
Lots of hands-on labs to learn by doing
Join our Community
Community support to ask questions and collaborate
Test Your Knowledge
Quizzes to help you grasp the material well
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- Video lessons with closed captions
- Interactive quizzes and assessments
- Course completion certificates
Hands-On Labs
- Browser-based cloud labs
- Pre-configured VMs ready to use
- Playgrounds for experiments
- Multi-VM realistic scenarios
AWS Integration
- Managed AWS Account included
- Pre-configured environments
- Real-world cloud scenarios
Support & Community
- Priority support
- Active community forum
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- No software installation needed
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Hi there, I'm Sam
I'm a husband and father of two wonderful boys. I'm also very passionate 🔥 about all things technology. From when I was 10, I had a dream to become a computer 💻 engineer one day. Here I am today living the dream!
Thanks for visiting TeKanAid Academy. My goal is to teach you all things DevOps. Below are some of the things I've done over the years. I'm confident that I can help you achieve your dreams too.
- 15+ years of experience in various Information Technology fields from Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Digital Transformation, DevOps, Cybersecurity, and IoT
- President of TeKanAid Solutions Inc. building online content in the DevOps space
- Previous – Sr. Solutions Engineer at HashiCorp
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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
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Earners of the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate certification know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with open source HashiCorp Terraform.
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HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate (002)
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Earners of the HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate certification know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with open source HashiCorp Vault.
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