Terraform for Cloud & DevOps Engineers¶

Duration: 8–10 weeks · Difficulty: Intermediate → Advanced

Production Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform — versioned HCL, reviewable plans, remote state, reusable modules, and CI/CD gates for Cloud, DevOps, Platform, and SRE roles.

Course status

Ready — 20 modules with production-grade labs: Docker provider stacks locally, kind for Kubernetes, LocalStack or AWS sandbox for cloud APIs, and real terraform apply with operational proof. Curriculum follows HashiCorp Terraform documentation. Start with Introduction to Terraform and IaC.

1. Course overview¶

Purpose¶

Treat infrastructure like software: declarative configuration, peer-reviewed plans, encrypted remote state, composable modules, and automated validation — from first terraform apply through multi-cloud platforms and production troubleshooting.

Target roles¶

Cloud Engineer · DevOps · Platform · SRE · Infrastructure · DevSecOps

Prerequisites¶

Linux · Networking
Git · Docker
Basic cloud knowledge (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
GitHub Actions or GitLab CI before Module 16

Learning arc¶

Phase	Modules	Level
Foundations	1–4	Beginner
Core HCL & providers	5–8	Intermediate
Modules & expressions	9–11	Intermediate
Workspaces & platform	12–14	Advanced
Security & automation	15–16	Advanced
Multi-cloud & Kubernetes	17–18	Advanced
Production & ops	19–20	Advanced

Capstone outcomes¶

Reusable modules · remote state · pinned providers · CI plan gates · multi-cloud roots · Kubernetes platform wiring · production repo layout · structured troubleshooting

2. Modules¶

Module	Focus	Start here
1	IaC fundamentals	Introduction
2	Installing Terraform	Install & CLI
3	Terraform basics	Init · plan · apply
4	HCL fundamentals	Blocks & expressions
5	Providers	Providers & plugins
6	Resources	Resources & meta-arguments
7	Variables & outputs	Variables · locals · outputs
8	State management	State · Remote backends
9	Modules	Create modules · Registry
10	Expressions & functions	Functions & dynamic blocks
11	Data sources	Data sources
12	Workspaces	Workspaces & envs
13	Cloud & Enterprise	HCP Terraform
14	Testing	Format · validate · test
15	Security	Secrets & policy
16	CI/CD	Pipelines
17	Multi-cloud	AWS · Azure · GCP
18	Kubernetes	Clusters & providers
19	Production	Production patterns
20	Troubleshooting	Troubleshooting

3. Practice¶

Labs
Learning roadmap · FAQ