LABBEGINNER
Your First Terraform Workflow
Learn the complete Terraform workflow from installation to destroying infrastructure in this hands-on introduction.
45 minutes
infrastructure/terraform

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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- Browser-based cloud labs
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- Playgrounds for experiments
- Multi-VM realistic scenarios
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- Managed AWS Account included
- Pre-configured environments
- Real-world cloud scenarios
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- Active community forum
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- No software installation needed
- Automatic environment provisioning
- Works on any device
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