Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Understanding IaC principles
• Benefits of managing infrastructure through code
• Overview of CloudFormation and Terraform

CloudFormation Basics

• What is AWS CloudFormation?
• Writing CloudFormation templates in YAML or JSON
• Creating stacks and managing resources
• Stack updates and rollbacks

Terraform Fundamentals

• Introduction to Terraform
• Writing Terraform configuration files (.tf)
• Initializing a Terraform project
• Resource provisioning with Terraform

Comparing CloudFormation and Terraform

• Syntax differences
• Resource types supported by each tool
• State management and drift detection

Advanced Topics

• Using modules for reusability
• Managing secrets and sensitive data
• Integrating with version control (Git)
• Best practices for IaC development

Hands-On Labs

• Deploy a simple web application using CloudFormation
• Create an EC2 instance with Terraform
• Set up a VPC and security groups using both tools

Real-World Scenarios

• Multi-environment deployments (dev, staging, production)
• Blue-green deployments with IaC
• Infrastructure testing and validation