Terraform Associate Certification

Master Terraform by taking a Hands-On Approach with 70+ labs that follow the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate. The links below includes in-depth, hands-on labs that follow all of the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate exam objectives. There are detailed labs for each concept that builds on the previous topics so you can be sure to put all of Terraform's features to work for you.

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Objective / Hands On Labs / Documentation / Quizzes

Objective	Description	Hands On Labs	Terraform Documentation	Quiz
1	Understand Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts			Quiz - Understand infratructure as code (IaC) concepts
1a	Explain what IaC is	What is Infrastructure as Code	Infrastructure as Code Infrastructure as Code in a Private or Public Cloud
1b	Describe advantages of IaC patterns	Benefits of IaC	Infrastructure as Code Infrastructure as code video
2	Understand Terraform's purpose (vs other IaC)			Quiz - Understand Terraform's purpose (vs other IaC)
2a	Explain multi-cloud and provider-agnostic benefits	Terraform Purpose Terraform Basics	Multi-Cloud Deployment
2b	Explain the benefits of state	Benefits of State	Purpose of Terraform State Infrastructure as code video
3	Understand Terraform basics	HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) Terraform Configuration Block Terraform Provider Blocks Terraform Resource Blocks Terraform Data Blocks Terraform Input Variable Blocks Terraform Local Variable Blocks Terraform Module Blocks Terraform Output Blocks Commenting Terraform Code	Terraform Language Documentation	Quiz - Understand Terraform Basics
3a	Handle Terraform and provider installation and versioning	Provider Installation	Providers Terraform Settings
3b	Describe plug-in based architecture	Terraform Plug-in Based Architecture
3c	Demonstrate using multiple providers	Using Multiple Terraform Providers Terraform TLS Provider
3d	Describe how Terraform finds and fetches providers	Fetch, Version and Upgrade Terraform Providers	Providers
3e	Explain when to use and not use provisioners and when to use local-exec or remote-exec	Terraform Provisoners	Provisoners are a Last Resort
4	Use the Terraform CLI (outside of core workflow)			Quiz - Use the Terraform CLI (outside of core workflow)
4a	Given a scenario: choose when to use terraform fmt to format code	Auto Formating Terraform Code	Command: fmt
4b	Given a scenario: choose when to use terraform taint to taint Terraform resources	Terraform Taint and Replace	Command: taint
4c	Given a scenario: choose when to use terraform import to import existing infrastructure into your Terraform state	Terraform Import	Command: import
4d	Given a scenario: choose when to use terraform workspace to create workspaces	Terraform Workspaces - OSS	Workspaces
4e	Given a scenario: choose when to use terraform state to view Terraform state	Terraform State CLI	State Command
4f	Given a scenario: choose when to enable verbose logging and what the outcome/value is	Debugging Terraform	Debugging Terraform
5	Interact with Terraform modules	Terraform Modules		Quiz - Interact with Terraform Modules
5a	Contrast module source options	Terraform Module Sources	Finding and Using Modules
5b	Interact with module inputs and outputs	Terraform Module Inputs and Outputs	Accessing Module Output Values
5c	Describe variable scope within modules/child modules	Terraform Module Scope	Input Variables Calling a Child Module
5d	Discover modules from the public Terraform Module Registry	Terraform Module Registry	Finding and Using Modules
5e	Defining module version	Terraform Module Versions	Module Versions
6	Navigate Terraform Workflow			Quiz - Navigating Terraform Workflow
6a	Describe Terraform workflow ( Write -> Plan -> Create )	Terraform Workflow	The Core Terraform Workflow
6b	Initialize a Terraform working directory (terraform init)	Terraform Init	Command: init
6c	Validate a Terraform configuration (terraform validate)	Terraform Validate	Command: validate
6d	Generate and review an execution plan for Terraform (terraform plan)	Terraform Plan	Command: plan
6e	Execute changes to infrastructure with Terraform (terraform apply)	Terraform Apply	Command: apply
6f	Destroy Terraform managed infrastructure (terraform destroy)	Terraform Destroy	Command: destroy
7	Implement and maintain state			Quiz - Implement and Maintain State
7a	Describe default local backend	Terraform State Default Local Backend	Backends Local
7b	Outline state locking	Terraform State Locking	State Locking
7c	Handle backend authentication methods	Terraform State Backend Authentication	Backend Types
7d	Describe remote state storage mechanisms and supported standard backends	Terraform State: Standard Backend Storage Terraform Remote State Enhanced Backend Terraform State Migration	Backend Types
7e	Describe effect of Terraform refresh on state	Terraform Refresh	Command: refresh
7f	Describe backend block in configuration and best practices for partial configurations	Terraform Backend	Backend Configuration
7g	Understand secret management in state files	Terraform Secrets in State	Sensitive Data in State
8	Read, generate, and modify configuration			Quiz - Read, Generate and Modify Terraform Configuration
8a	Demonstrate use of variables and outputs	Input Variables Terraform Local Values Terraform Outputs Terraform Variable Validation and Suppression	Input Variables Output Values
8b	Describe secure secret injection best practice	Secure Secrets in Terraform Code	Vault Provider for Terraform
8c	Understand the use of collection and structural types	Terraform Collection and Types	Complex Types
8d	Create and differentiate resource and data configuration	Terraform Resource Blocks Terraform Data Blocks	Resources Data Sources
8e	Use resource addressing and resource parameters to connect resources together	Terraform Interpolation	Resource Addressing References to Named Values
8f	Use Terraform built-in functions to write configuration	Terraform Console Terraform Built-in Functions	Built-in Functions
8g	Configure resource using a dynamic block	Terraform Dynamic Blocks	Dynamic Blocks
8h	Describe built-in dependency management (order of execution based)	Terraform Graph Terraform Lifecycles	Resource Graph
9	Understand Terraform Cloud and Enterprise capabilities	Terraform Cloud Getting Started		Quiz - Understand Terraform Cloud and Enterprise capabilities
9a	Describe the benefits of Sentinel, registry, and workspaces	Terraform Cloud Workspaces Terraform Cloud Remote Backend Terraform Cloud Secure Variables Private Module Registry Sentinel for Teraraform	Private Module Registry Sentinel
9b	Differentiate OSS and Terraform Cloud workspaces	Terraform Cloud Workspaces	CLI Workspaces Enterprise/Cloud Workspaces
9c	Summarize features of Terraform Cloud	Terraform Cloud VCS Workflow	Terraform Cloud The UI- and VCS-driven Run Workflow
Exam Tips	Exam Tips	Exam Tips	Bryan and Gabe's Exam Tips
Extra	Extending Terraform - Non-Cloud Providers	Extending Terraform - Non-Cloud Providers	Terraform Provider Registry
Extra	Terraform Auto-Complete	Terraform Auto-Complete	Terraform Shell Tab-completion
Extra	AWS Multi-Region Provider Alias	AWS Multi-Region Provider Alias	Terraform Provider Alias Configurations

Note: All labs were designed using the bring your own AWS account (BYOAWS) model. You will create real resources in your AWS Account and there will be a nominal charge. We encourage you to leverage some of the many benefits of Infrastructure as Code and destroy resources when they are not being used.