LABBEGINNER
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

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
Part of a Course
This lab is part of the Terraform 101: Infrastructure as Code Fundamentals course
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- Browser-based cloud labs
- Pre-configured VMs ready to use
- 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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- Automatic environment provisioning
- Works on any device
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