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Building terraProof: A Step-by-Step Guide to Your Terraform Sandbox

๐Ÿ’ก ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น: Iโ€™m turning ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ into a Udemy course!๐ŸŽ‰

Hey, GIFTED GUILD fam!

After the amazing response to the article, terraProof: The Secret Weapon Every DevOps Engineer Needs, Iโ€™ve decided to take things a step further. Iโ€™m turning terraProof into a Udemy course! ๐ŸŽ‰

What is terraProof?

Itโ€™s more than just a toolโ€”itโ€™s a framework, mindset, and approach to safely experiment with Terraform and build proof-of-concept environments. terraProof helps DevOps engineers and cloud enthusiasts innovate without fear, turning mistakes into opportunities for learning.

When I first started in DevOps, I was overwhelmed by the thought of breaking production while trying to learn. That fear motivated me to create terraProof as a safe way to test, learn, and grow. Now, I want to share everything Iโ€™ve learned with YOU.


About the Course

๐Ÿ“š Course Title:

TBD

๐Ÿ“… Release Date:

Iโ€™m aiming for end of Q1 or early Q2, so hang tight!


What Youโ€™ll Learn:

This course isnโ€™t just about using terraProofโ€”itโ€™s about adopting the mindset and framework it embodies. Hereโ€™s a sneak peek:

โœ”๏ธ What terraProof is and why I created it.

โœ”๏ธ How to use it to build safe cloud sandboxes for testing and innovation.

โœ”๏ธ How to integrate terraProof into your DevOps workflow and take your Terraform skills to the next level.

โœ”๏ธ terraProofโ€™s philosophy: Turn fear of failure into confidence by embracing safe experimentation.

Whether youโ€™re a Terraform beginner or a seasoned DevOps professional, this course will give you the tools and mindset to experiment with confidence and grow as an engineer.


Why This Matters

Since dropping the original article, Iโ€™ve been DMโ€™d by so many of you asking:

"When is terraProof going to be released?!"

Some of you even teased me about sharing the concept without dropping repo links. (Fair enough, haha! ๐Ÿ˜…)

This course is my way of not just delivering terraProof but helping you truly EXCEL in Terraform by learning how to approach cloud experimentation safely and effectively.


How You Can Help

Iโ€™d love to hear from you! Drop a comment below or DM me:

  • What challenges do you face when experimenting with Terraform?
  • What topics or skills would you love to see covered in the course?

Your feedback will shape this course and ensure itโ€™s as helpful and practical as possible.


Thank you to the Dev.to community and the GIFTED GUILD fam for inspiring me to innovate and share my journey. Iโ€™m so excited to bring this course to life, and I canโ€™t wait to hear your thoughts. ๐Ÿ™Œ

Stay tuned for updatesโ€”and maybe some behind-the-scenes sneak peeks along the way. ๐Ÿ‘€

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Fredrik Svรคrd โ€ข

Any updates?

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GIFTED LANEยฎ โ€ข

Yes! ๐Ÿค— Thanks for asking! I originally planned to post the terraProof deep dive here on February 3rd, but a close friend gave me an awesome idea to turn it into a Udemy course instead ๐Ÿ˜…. So Iโ€™m actively working on that to give it the depth and attention it deserves! I really want to do justice to this project I created for myself and make it something that can hopefully help others too. Stay tunedโ€”it's coming together! ๐Ÿ™Œ

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Wolfsrudel โ€ข

February 3rd?

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prasad rao โ€ข

Great

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