LABBEGINNER

Your First Terraform Workflow

Learn the complete Terraform workflow from installation to destroying infrastructure in this hands-on introduction.

45 minutes
infrastructure/terraform
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Lab Overview

Master the foundational Terraform workflow by deploying your first infrastructure on AWS. This lab guides you through every step of the Terraform lifecycle, from writing your first configuration to cleaning up resources.

You'll learn to:

  • Set up your Terraform development environment
  • Write your first Terraform configuration file
  • Initialize a Terraform working directory
  • Validate and format Terraform code
  • Plan and apply infrastructure changes
  • Inspect state and outputs
  • Destroy infrastructure safely

Key Resources:

Prerequisites

Basic command line familiarity

AWS fundamentals

Technologies Covered

terraforminfrastructure-as-codeawsterraform-workflowterraform-cli

Part of a Course

This lab is part of the Terraform 004: Certified Terraform Associate course

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