Terraform on AWS Training in Thimphu, Bhutan

This course equips participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience required to use Terraform for automating and managing AWS cloud infrastructure. It covers the fundamentals of Terraform, writing and organizing configurations, state management, and advanced features such as modules and workspaces. The training also emphasizes real-world AWS use cases including provisioning EC2, VPC, RDS, IAM, S3, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.

Terraform Foundations and AWS Setup

Introduction to IaC and Terraform

• What is IaC and why Terraform?

• Terraform vs CloudFormation vs CDK

• Installation and setup

• Terraform architecture and providers

Writing Your First Configuration

• AWS provider block and authentication

• Basic syntax: HCL, resources, variables, outputs

• Deploying an EC2 instance

• Using terraform init, plan, apply, and destroy

Terraform State, Modules, and AWS Services

State Management and Backends

• Terraform state file (terraform.tfstate)

• Local vs Remote state

• S3 backend and DynamoDB state locking

• Workspaces and managing multiple environments

Modular Terraform Code

• Creating and using modules

• Input/output variables in modules

• Using locals and data sources

Building Multi-resource Infrastructure

• VPC, Subnets, Security Groups

• Launch EC2 with Load Balancer and Auto Scaling

• Provisioning S3, IAM Roles, and RDS

Advanced Features, Security, and CI/CD Integration

Advanced Features and Best Practices

• Terraform CLI tips and validation

• Resource dependencies and lifecycle rules

• Secrets management and Vault integration (optional)

• Versioning and locking providers

CI/CD Automation with Terraform

• GitHub/GitLab integration

• Terraform with Jenkins or GitHub Actions

• Automating provisioning pipelines

Troubleshooting and Debugging

• Common error messages and resolutions

• Logging and debugging Terraform runs

• Drift detection and remediation

Hands-on Exercises

Summary and Conclusion