LABBEGINNER
Resources and Data Blocks
Master Terraform resources and data sources for referencing existing infrastructure and understanding resource dependencies.
60 minutes
infrastructure/terraform

Lab Overview
Learn the fundamentals of Terraform resources and data blocks. Understand how to reference existing AWS resources, create dependencies between resources, and visualize your resource graph.
You'll learn to:
- Use data sources to reference existing AWS resources
- Create resource dependencies and understand implicit vs explicit dependencies
- Generate and analyze Terraform resource dependency graphs
- Reference data source attributes in resource configurations
Prerequisites
Terraform in Action Lab
Terraform Architecture Lab
Technologies Covered
terraformresourcesdata-sourcesdependenciesresource-graphaws
Part of a Course
This lab is part of the Terraform 101: Infrastructure as Code Fundamentals course
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- Managed AWS Account included
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- Real-world cloud scenarios
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