Infrastructure as Code — Terraform & Ansible
Terraform modules, remote state, security, Ansible fundamentals, roles, AWX and a full IaC pipeline capstone
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Course Content
Foundations
Core concepts and groundwork
Module Structure — Inputs, Outputs, Versions and Registry
Reading
Remote State — S3 and DynamoDB Locking, Workspaces and Isolation
Reading
count, for_each, Dynamic Blocks and Conditional Expressions
Reading
Data Sources, depends_on and Lifecycle Meta-Arguments
Reading
Terraform Cloud — VCS-Driven Runs and Remote State
Reading
Practice — Build a Reusable VPC Module with Public and Private Tiers
Exercise
Core Skills
Essential techniques and patterns
Lab — Migrate Local State to S3 and DynamoDB with Locking
Reading
Secrets Hygiene — SSM Parameter Store, Vault and Env Vars
Reading
tflint — Provider-Specific Rule Linting for Terraform Configs
Reading
Checkov and tfsec — Static IaC Security Scanning
Reading
Terratest — Go-Based Integration Tests for Terraform Modules
Reading
Drift Detection — terraform plan in CI and Remediation Workflow
Reading
Applied Practice
Hands-on, real-world scenarios
Practice — Add Checkov and tflint to a GitHub Actions PR Workflow
Exercise
Lab — Fix 5 Real Checkov HIGH-Severity Failures on an AWS Module
Reading
Inventory — Static YAML/INI and Dynamic EC2 and Azure Plugins
Reading
Playbook Anatomy — Plays, Tasks, Handlers, Tags and Blocks
Reading
Core Modules — copy, template, service, package, user and file
Reading
Jinja2 Templating — Filters, Lookups, Conditionals and Loops
Reading
Advanced Topics
Deeper, more complex material
Ansible Vault — Encrypting Variables, Strings and Entire Files
Reading
Practice — Configure Nginx, ufw and chrony on 3 Ubuntu Servers
Exercise
Lab — Run Ansible Playbook Against Live EC2 Inventory via SSM
Reading
Roles — Directory Layout, Defaults, Vars, Files and Meta
Reading
Ansible Galaxy — Installing, Pinning and Vendoring Community Roles
Reading
Production & Scale
Building for the real world
Molecule — Scenario Design and Testinfra Assertions
Reading
AWX and AAP — Job Templates, Credentials, Surveys and RBAC
Reading
Combining Terraform and Ansible — Provision-Then-Configure Pattern
Reading
Practice — Multi-Tier LAMP Stack with 3 Ansible Roles and Molecule
Exercise
Lab — Provision Infra via Terraform and Configure via Ansible Role
Reading
Mastery & Capstone
Projects and final review
Project Brief — Three-Tier App Fully in IaC with CI Gate
Reading
Terraform Modules — VPC, ALB, EC2 ASG, RDS Multi-AZ and S3
Exercise
Ansible Roles — App Deploy, OS Hardening and CloudWatch Agent
Exercise
GitHub Actions Pipeline — Lint and Plan on PR, Apply on Merge
Reading
Capstone — Submit IaC Repo with Passing CI Pipeline and Live URL
Project
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Topic Overview
What you'll learn
- Core concepts and fundamentals of Infrastructure as Code — Terraform & Ansible
- Industry best practices and design patterns
- Hands-on exercises with real-world scenarios
- Performance optimization and advanced techniques
- Building production-ready applications