Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud
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Learning Track
Foundations, Cloud Infrastructure
Delivery methods
On-Site, Virtual
Duration
1 day
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.
Objectives
- 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
Audience
Cloud engineers, DevOps engineers, and individuals who want to start using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning with a focus on Google Cloud Platform.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, participants should:
- Complete Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
- Have basic programming skills and familiarity with using CLI
- Have general familiarity with Google Cloud
Course outline
- Introduction to IaC
- What Is infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
- Problems IaC Can Solve
- Benefits of IaC
- Provisioning Versus Configuration
- Imperative Versus Declarative Approach
- Introduction to Terraform
- Terraform Overview
- Terraform Features
- IaC Configuration Workflow
- Terraform Use Cases
- Using Terraform
- How to Use Terraform
- Running Terraform in Production
- Installing Terraform
- Authentication for Google Cloud
- The Author Phase
- Terraform Directory Structure
- Introduction to HCL Syntax
- Resources
- Variables
- State
- Modules
- Terraform Commands
- terraform init
- terraform plan
- terraform apply
- terraform fmt
- terraform destroy
- Terraform Validator Tool
- Introduction
- Why Use the Terraform Validator Tool?
- Validation Workflow
- Terraform Validator Use Cases
- Introduction to Resources
- Resources Overview
- Syntax
- Example
- Refer a Resource Attribute
- Considerations to Define a Resource Block
- Meta-Arguments for Resources
- Resource Dependencies
- Implicit Dependency
- Explicit Dependency
- Introduction to Variables
- Overview
- Syntax to Declare a Variable
- Syntax to Reference and Assign a Value to a Variable
- Variables Best Practices
- Introduction to Output Values
- Output Values Overview
- Best Practices
- Terraform Registry and CFT
- Introduction to Terraform Registry
- Introduction to CFT
- Introduction to Modules
- Why Are Modules Needed?
- What Is a Module?
- Example
- Reusing Configurations by Using Modules
- Module Sources
- Calling a Module into the Source Configuration
- Using Variables to Parameterize Your Configuration
- Pass Resource Attributes Using Output Variables
- Module Use Cases, Benefits, and Best Practices
- Introduction to Terraform State
- How Information Is Stored in a Terraform State File
- Ways to Save a State File
- Storing a State File in a Cloud Storage Bucket
- Issues when Storing the Terraform State Locally
- Benefits of Storing a State File in a Cloud Storage Bucket
- Process of Storing a Terraform State File Remotely in a Cloud Storage Bucket
- Terraform State Best Practices
