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Terraform in Action

Master essential Terraform CLI commands and workflows including init, plan, apply, and state management for infrastructure as code.

90 minutes
infrastructure/terraform
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Lab Overview

Learn fundamental Terraform operations through hands-on practice with AWS infrastructure. Master essential CLI commands, understand Terraform state, and explore advanced features like workspaces, import, and drift management.

You'll learn to:

  • Execute basic Terraform CLI commands and understand their purposes
  • Manage Terraform state with show, console, and state manipulation commands
  • Use terraform taint to force resource recreation
  • Import existing AWS resources into Terraform state
  • Work with Terraform workspaces for environment management
  • Detect and manage infrastructure drift with refresh operations
  • Configure Terraform logging for debugging and troubleshooting

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of AWS services

Familiarity with command line interface

Understanding of infrastructure concepts

Technologies Covered

terraforminfrastructure-as-codeawscli-commandsstate-managementworkspacesimportdrift-detection

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This lab is part of the Terraform 101: Infrastructure as Code Fundamentals course

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