1 Getting started with Terraform
This chapter covers
- Understanding the syntax of HCL
- Fundamental elements and building blocks of Terraform
- Setting up a Terraform workspace
- Configuring and deploying an Ubuntu virtual machine on AWS
Terraform is a deployment technology for anyone who wants to provision and manage their infrastructure as code (IaC). Infrastructure refers primarily to cloud-based infrastructure, although anything that could be controlled through an application programming interface (API) technically qualifies as infrastructure. Infrastructure as code is the process of managing and provisioning infrastructure through machine-readable definition files. We use IaC to automate processes that used to be done manually.
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