Mastering Terraform
eBook - ePub

Mastering Terraform

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

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mastering Terraform

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

About this book

Learn from Terraform expert Mark Tinderholt and excel in designing and automating your infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines with Terraform across major cloud platforms and paradigms Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader Free

Key Features

  • Comprehensive guide to building end-to-end solutions with Terraform using VMs, Kubernetes, and Serverless architectures
  • In-depth coverage of integrating Terraform with HashiCorp tools and popular platforms like Packer, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
  • Practical insights on streamlining operations with GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines using the Gitflow workflow

Book Description

As cloud technology and automation evolve, managing infrastructure as code, integrating security, and handling microservices complexity have become critical challenges. This book takes a hands-on approach to teaching Terraform, helping you build efficient cloud infrastructure using real-world scenarios and best practices. It begins with an introduction to Terraform's architecture, covering its command-line interface and HashiCorp Configuration Language. You'll learn best practices, architectural patterns, and how to implement Terraform across virtual machines, Docker/Kubernetes, serverless environments, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. The book also covers integrating Terraform into CI/CD pipelines with other technologies to automate infrastructure provisioning and management. Additional chapters focus on security, monitoring, troubleshooting, and cost optimization. You'll also gain insights into preparing for the Terraform Associate certification. By the end, you'll have the skills to build, automate, and manage cloud infrastructure effectively.

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

Who this book is 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Mastering Terraform
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Part 1: Foundations of Terraform
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. Part 2: Concepts of Cloud Architecture and Automation
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 6
  12. Part 3: Building Solutions on AWS
  13. 7
  14. 8
  15. 9
  16. Part 4: Building Solutions on Azure
  17. 10
  18. 11
  19. 12
  20. Part 5: Building Solutions on Google Cloud
  21. 13
  22. 14
  23. 15
  24. Part 6: Day 2 Operations and Beyond
  25. 16
  26. 17
  27. 18
  28. Index
  29. Other Books You May Enjoy