Packer and Terraform

PT26794
Training Summary
Packer provides an automated way to build images that meet your company's policies. Terraform is the leading tool for automating deployment and management of your infrastructure resources. Using Packer and Terraform as part of your continuous deployment pipeline enables repeatable results and eliminates human error when creating and managing infrastructure. As customers require new features, faster automation is the only way to keep up with demand. This class starts at the beginning and explains key concepts of infrastructure as code, building images with Packer, Terraform principles, and industry best practices.
Prerequisites
Attendees should have a basic understanding of Linux and command-line experience.
Duration
3 Days/Lecture & Lab
Audience
The audience for this class is Developers, Team Leads, DevOps, Architects, and any other Engineering personnel interested in an in-depth introduction to infrastructure management using Packer and Terraform. This class teaches best practices for creating, testing, and managing infrastructure.
Course Topics
  • Configuration Management
  • Packer
  • Packer Builders
  • Provisioners
  • Post Processors
  • Terraform Introduction
  • Programming Structure
  • Resources
  • Variables
  • Terraform CLI
  • State management
  • Provisioners
  • Modules and Workspaces
  • Security
  • Wrap-up

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