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Setting Up the Terraform Environment

Before you start writing the Terraform configuration file, it is necessary to install and configure a local development environment. This development environment will allow Terraform's configuration file to be written and validated as it is developed.

In the recipes in this chapter, we will learn how to download and install Terraform manually on a Windows machine, as well as how to install it using a script on Windows and Linux. We will also learn how to use Terraform in a Docker container before learning how to migrate the Terraform configuration written in version 0.11 to version 0.13.

In this chapter, we'll cover the following recipes:

Downloading and installing Terraform manually
Installing Terraform using a script on Linux
Installing Terraform using a script on Windows
Executing Terraform in a Docker container
Writing Terraform...

Key benefits

Get up and running with the latest version of Terraform, v0.13

Design and manage infrastructure that can be shared, tested, modified, provisioned, and deployed

Work through practical recipes to achieve zero-downtime deployment and scale your infrastructure effectively

Description

HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) has changed how we define and provision a data center infrastructure with the launch of Terraform—one of the most popular and powerful products for building Infrastructure as Code. This practical guide will show you how to leverage HashiCorp's Terraform tool to manage a complex infrastructure with ease. Starting with recipes for setting up the environment, this book will gradually guide you in configuring, provisioning, collaborating, and building a multi-environment architecture. Unlike other books, you’ll also be able to explore recipes with real-world examples to provision your Azure infrastructure with Terraform. Once you’ve covered topics such as Azure Template, Azure CLI, Terraform configuration, and Terragrunt, you’ll delve into manual and automated testing with Terraform configurations. The next set of chapters will show you how to manage a balanced and efficient infrastructure and create reusable infrastructure with Terraform modules. Finally, you’ll explore the latest DevOps trends such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) and zero-downtime deployments. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to get the most value out of Terraform and manage your infrastructure effectively.

What you will learn

Understand how to install Terraform for local development

Get to grips with writing Terraform configuration for infrastructure provisioning

Use Terraform for advanced infrastructure use cases

Understand how to write and use Terraform modules

Discover how to use Terraform for Azure infrastructure provisioning

Become well-versed in testing Terraform configuration

Execute Terraform configuration in CI/CD pipelines

Explore how to use Terraform Cloud

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Lauren Jan 15, 2021

Bought this for my husband for Christmas! He's an engineer and finishing his bachelor's in computer science. He loves all things programming, so I looked for the newest version of a terraform or chef cookbook that was out and found this! He was so pleased it was released in 2020 as he was afraid I'd get him something outdated. He's learned a ton already and is really enjoying reading this.

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Charbel Hanna Oct 21, 2020

I had the chance to read this book and I was really pleased by its content.noting that this is not the first book or terraform material that I read, I would say that this book contains valuable structured information with also access to code used in various chapters.it is certainly an asset for those starting their journey with terraform.

Bruun Oct 24, 2020

Finally a book that covers deployments in Azure instead of AWS. But the lessons learned can be applied to AWS, GCP and so on.I've enjoyed the book as it covers topics in detail with easy to follow examples. To my suprise it covered a wide range of topics (Terragrunt, Ansible, Azure DevOps, Sentinel). The author kept his wording and sentences simple making it an easy to read book. It will definitely help people get started on Terraform and will give new insights to the more experienced users.If a Hashicorp employee is reading this: please hire this guy to write your documentation and learning libraries.

Sanchit Oct 21, 2020

Even though it's a highly technical book, it is laid out brilliantly to address the fundamentals. Highly recommend for building a foundation

Stefan Papp Jan 12, 2021

I was looking for a book that not just explains some basics, but also goes into advanced topics and explains some details. Seems I found it.

Terraform Cookbook: Efficiently define, launch, and manage Infrastructure as Code across various cloud platforms

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