Terraform — Learning Roadmap

Follow the course in order for the smoothest path from first HCL file to production operations.

1. Course overview — scope, prerequisites, outcomes
2. Modules 1–20 — tutorials in sequence
3. Labs / quizzes / projects — extra practice
4. Capstone — production infrastructure platform
5. Interview & certifications — Terraform Associate

Phases

Phase	Modules	Outcome
Foundations	1–4	Write, init, plan, apply; read HCL blocks
Core HCL & state	5–8	Providers, resources, variables, remote state
Reuse & data	9–11	Modules, expressions, data sources
Platform & quality	12–14	Workspaces, HCP Terraform, testing
Security & delivery	15–16	Secrets, policy, CI/CD pipelines
Scale & ops	17–20	Multi-cloud, Kubernetes, production, troubleshooting

Modules

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

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