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Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud
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- Duration: 1 day
- Language: English
- Level: Intermediate
This course provides an introduction to using Terraform for Google Cloud. It enables learners to describe how Terraform can be used to implement infrastructure as a code and to apply some of its key features and functionalities to create and manage Google Cloud infrastructure. Learners will get hands-on practice building Google Cloud resources using Terraform.
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Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud Course Information
This course will empower you to:
- Define the business need for infrastructure as code and the benefits of using it in your environment.
- Explain the features and functionalities of Terraform.
- Use Terraform resources, variables, and output values to create Google Cloud infrastructure resources.
- Use Terraform modules to build reusable configurations.
- Explain Terraform state and its importance.
Prerequisites
- Complete Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure.
- Have basic programming skills and familiarity with using CLI
- Have general familiarity with Google Cloud
Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud Training Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Terraform for Google Cloud
- Define infrastructure as code.
- Explain the features and benefits of using Terraform.
- Explain the use case of Terraform for Google Cloud.
- Describe how to use Terraform for Google Cloud.
Module 2: Terms and concepts.
- Explain the Terraform workflow.
- Create basic configuration files within Terraform.
- Explain the purpose of a few Terraform commands.
- Describe the Terraform Validator tool.
- Create, update, and destroy Google Cloud resources using Terraform
Module 3: Writing Infrastructure Code for Google Cloud
- Declare the resources within Terraform.
- Explain implicit and explicit resource dependencies.
- Use variables and output values within the root configuration.
- Explain Terraform Registry and Cloud Foundation Toolkit.
Module 4: Organizing and Reusing Configuration with Terraform Modules
- Define Terraform modules.
- Use modules to reuse configurations.
- Use modules from the public registry.
- Use input variables to parameterize configurations.
- Use output values to access resource attributes outside the module.
Module 5: Introduction to Terraform State
- Define Terraform state.
- List the benefits of storing the state file remotely.
- Explain how to store the Terraform state in a Cloud Storage bucket.
- Explain Terraform state best practices.
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Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud FAQs
No prior experience is required for this course. It is designed for beginners and intermediate-level professionals who want to learn Terraform and how to apply it on Google Cloud. Basic familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts will be helpful but is not mandatory.
Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) tool developed by HashiCorp. It allows you to define and manage cloud infrastructure (like virtual machines, networks, databases, etc.) through configuration files written in the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL).
- Compute Engine
- VPC Networking
- Cloud Storage
- Terraform
- Cloud Foundation Toolkit