I’m officially starting my Terraform learning journey with the goal of clearing the HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) certification.
I’ve worked with cloud and DevOps concepts before, but now I want to go deeper into Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and understand Terraform the right way — concepts, best practices, and real-world usage.
This blog series will help me:
- Stay consistent
- Document what I learn
- Help others who are starting from scratch
🎯 Why Terraform?
Terraform is one of the most widely used Infrastructure as Code tools. It allows us to:
- Provision infrastructure using declarative code
- Manage cloud resources across multiple providers
- Version control infrastructure
- Reduce manual errors and improve scalability
Most importantly, it’s cloud-agnostic, which makes it a must-have DevOps skill.
📌 Certification Goal
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
This certification validates:
- Core Terraform concepts
- State management
- Modules and providers
- Terraform Cloud basics
- Best practices and workflows
The exam is MCQ-based and focuses more on understanding concepts than writing code.
🧭 Topics I’ll Be Covering
Here are the 15 main topics I plan to study and write about:
- Terraform Basics & Workflow
- Installing & Setting Up Terraform
- Providers
- Terraform Configuration Language (HCL)
- Resources
- Variables & Input Values
- Output Values
- State Management
- Backends
- Modules
- Dependency Management
- Terraform Functions
- Workspaces
- Provisioners & Meta-Arguments
- Terraform Cloud & Enterprise
Each topic will have:
Simple explanations
Examples
Common mistakes
Exam-focused notes
🛠 My Learning Plan
- 📘 Read official HashiCorp docs
- 💻 Practice Terraform with AWS (basic resources)
- 📝 Write short blogs after each topic
- ❓ Solve practice MCQs
- 🔁 Revise weak areas
🤝 Who Is This Series For?
- Beginners starting Terraform
- DevOps engineers preparing for Terraform Associate
- Anyone who wants clear, simple explanations
📢 What’s Next?
My next post will cover:
“What is Terraform & How the Terraform Workflow Works (init, plan, apply)”
If you’re also preparing for Terraform or just starting out, follow along — let’s learn together 🚀
💬 Let’s Connect
If you have tips, resources, or suggestions for the Terraform exam, feel free to comment or reach out.
Happy Learning! 😊
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