Day 4: Terraform State File — The Lesson That Changes Everything 🧠 Today’s lesson on Terraform State File Management instantly changed how I understand Terraform. Until now, I thought terraform apply was doing magic behind the scenes. But the real magic—and responsibility—lives in one file: terraform.tfstate. ...
🚀 Day 3: Terraform in the Wild – My First Real Resources Moving From Theory to Action After two days of setup and fundamentals, Day 3 finally felt real. The original task was simple—create an S3 bucket—but I wanted to go beyond the basics. Instead of provisioning only a bucket, I turned the exercise into a mini-experiment to understand how Terraform handles resource dependencies. And honestly? This is the day Terraform really clicked for me. ...
🚀 Mastering the Terraform AWS Provider: Your Essential Guide If you’re jumping into the world of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), you’ve probably heard of Terraform. It’s the fantastic tool that lets you manage your cloud resources using configuration files instead of manual clicks. But to actually build anything on Amazon Web Services (AWS), you need to understand the Terraform AWS Provider. ...
🧱 What is Infrastructure as Code, Anyway? In the simplest terms, IaC means you write code to define your entire cloud setup—things like servers (VMs), networks (VPCs), storage buckets (S3), and security rules—instead of building them manually. Think of it like getting a personalized blueprint for your house. You write the specs for your dream home, and the IaC tool—like our main topic, Terraform—reads that blueprint and automatically builds the whole house exactly the same way every single time. It’s a universal approach that works with almost all major cloud providers, unlike some tools that are locked into just AWS or Azure. ...