Learn TERRAFORM with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Practical Examples
Deploying AWS EC2 instances with VPC and subnets
Provisioning Kubernetes clusters on GKE/AKS/EKS
Automating cloud storage bucket creation
Creating a scalable load-balanced web app
Multi-cloud CI/CD pipeline infrastructure
Troubleshooting
Check provider credentials
Verify resource dependencies
Inspect Terraform state file
Use `terraform plan` to debug changes
Resolve module version mismatches
Testing Guide
Use `terraform validate` for syntax
Use `terraform plan` to preview changes
Lint HCL with `tflint`
Write unit tests for modules (terratest)
Verify applied resources in cloud provider consoles
Deployment Options
Local CLI execution
Terraform Cloud / Enterprise for team collaboration
CI/CD pipeline integration
Remote state with S3/Azure Blob/GCS
Automated module registry deployment
Tools Ecosystem
Terraform CLI
Terraform Cloud / Enterprise
Terraform Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, etc.)
Terraform Registry for modules
Terraform Plugin SDK for custom providers
Integrations
CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
Secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
Configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
Monitoring tools via Terraform providers
Cloud-native APIs
Productivity Tips
Split configurations into modules
Use remote state for teams
Keep variables centralized
Use `terraform plan` before `apply`
Leverage Terraform Registry modules
Challenges
Handling complex state for large deployments
Dependency resolution for resources
Multi-provider orchestration
Secret management in state files
Maintaining module versioning