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Mastering Terraform
Mastering Terraform

Mastering Terraform: A practical guide to building and deploying infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP

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Mastering Terraform

Part 1: Foundations of Terraform

Before we begin our journey, we need to establish the conceptual model, architecture, and capabilities that define Terraform and how it can be harnessed to develop and maintain your cloud architectures.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Understanding Terraform Architecture
  • Chapter 2, Using HashiCorp Configuration Language
  • Chapter 3, Harnessing HashiCorp Utility Providers
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Key benefits

  • Build comprehensive end-to-end solutions with Terraform using VMs, Kubernetes, and Serverless
  • Integrate Terraform with other HashiCorp products and common tools such as Packer, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
  • Streamline your operations using Gitflow powered by GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
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Description

Advancements made in cloud technology and automation tools have led to increased challenges in defining and managing your infrastructure or app environment as code on your chosen cloud platform, integrating security, managing microservices complexity, and so on. This book takes a learning-by-doing approach to teach you how to employ Terraform features to develop efficient cloud infrastructure using real-world scenarios and best practices. The book begins by introducing you to Terraform's architecture, both as a command-line tool and a programming language, HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). You’ll discover best practices, usage, and architectural patterns and implement Terraform on virtual machines (VMs), Docker/Kubernetes, serverless, and multiple cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. The chapters also show you how to industrialize your CI/CD pipeline by integrating Terraform with other popular technologies to build, provision, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure. You’ll gain a clear understanding of security, monitoring, troubleshooting, and cost optimization and be able to apply the concepts you’ve learned when preparing for Terraform Associate certification exams. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped to confidently build, automate, and deliver your infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines in cloud-based applications.

Who is this book for?

This book is for Devops engineers, cloud engineers, platform engineers, infrastructure engineers, site reliability engineers, developers, and cloud architects who want to utilize Terraform to automate their cloud infrastructures and streamline software delivery. Prior knowledge of cloud architecture, infrastructure, and platforms, as well as Terraform basics, will help you understand the topics present in this book.

What you will learn

  • Explore Terraform architecture and configurations in depth
  • Integrate Packer with Terraform for VM-based solutions
  • Containerize apps with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Explore GitOps and CI/CD deployment patterns
  • Transform existing applications into serverless architectures
  • Migrate and modernize legacy apps for the cloud
  • Implement Terraform on AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Use Terraform with teams of varying size and responsibility

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Table of Contents

26 Chapters
Part 1: Foundations of Terraform Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Understanding Terraform Architecture Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Using HashiCorp Configuration Language Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Harnessing HashiCorp Utility Providers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2: Concepts of Cloud Architecture and Automation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Foundations of Cloud Architecture – Virtual Machines and Infrastructure-as-a-Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Beyond VMs – Core Concepts of Containers and Kubernetes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Connecting It All Together – GitFlow, GitOps, and CI/CD Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3: Building Solutions on AWS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Getting Started on AWS – Building Solutions with AWS EC2 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Containerize with AWS – Building Solutions with AWS EKS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Go Serverless with AWS – Building Solutions with AWS Lambda Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 4: Building Solutions on Azure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Getting Started on Azure – Building Solutions with Azure Virtual Machines Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Containerize on Azure – Building Solutions with Azure Kubernetes Service Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Go Serverless on Azure – Building Solutions with Azure Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 5: Building Solutions on Google Cloud Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Getting Started on Google Cloud – Building Solutions with GCE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 14: Containerize on Google Cloud – Building Solutions with GKE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 15: Go Serverless on Google Cloud – Building Solutions with Google Cloud Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 6: Day 2 Operations and Beyond Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 16: Already Provisioned? Strategies for Importing Existing Environments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 17: Managing Production Environments with Terraform Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 18: Looking Ahead – Certification, Emerging Trends, and Next Steps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Chris Williams Sep 19, 2024
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Mark's book is an absolute game-changer for anyone working with Terraform: whether you’re a seasoned DevOps engineer or just getting started with infrastructure as code. This book stands out with its clear, concise, and practical approach to mastering Terraform, making complex topics accessible and understandable.What sets this book apart is its hands-on, real-world examples that take you beyond the basics and into advanced Terraform concepts. Tinderholt does an exceptional job of breaking down sophisticated modules, state management, and best practices that are critical for managing scalable and reliable infrastructure. His deep insights into optimizing Terraform workflows and handling common challenges make this book an invaluable resource.Each chapter builds on the last, guiding you through everything from setting up your environment to deploying complex, multi-cloud architectures. The inclusion of tips and tricks learned from years of real-world experience adds incredible value, helping readers avoid common pitfalls and adopt best practices.“Mastering Terraform” is not just a technical manual; it’s a strategic guide that empowers you to leverage Terraform to its full potential. Mark Tinderholt’s expertise and passion for the subject shine through, making this a must-have book for your DevOps library. Highly recommended!
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Rafal Sep 21, 2024
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The book gives tons of advice on how to apply Terraform in real life scenarios: what to watch out for, what particular constructs are best for and how to avoid pitfalls. You can tell that this advice is backed by years of experience. I definitely recommend the book!
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Carlos Carballo Jul 31, 2024
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I am really enjoying this book. It has been written in a way that very complicated matters seem easy. The AKS portion has really caught my attention!!Thank u Mark!!!!
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Finally comprehensive, easy to read, well presented, up to date and including gitflow. Well worth getting!
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Jblaaa Oct 22, 2024
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Mark's does a great job explaining all the foundational elements of Terraform as well as provide great examples that can be applied to the real world. There is plenty of theory as well as applicable examples that helps the reader understand the 'why' behind the application of Terraform. Terraform workflows are Mark does a great job of running through the pros and cons of several popular workflows that can be found in the wild to help the reader understand and choose appropriately. Highly recommend anyone new or old to Terraform.
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