Overview

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Terraform and Ansible are two of the most widely used Infrastructure as Code tools — and they're most powerful when used together. This applied capstone course teaches you to provision AWS cloud resources with Terraform and configure servers with Ansible, then integrate both tools into a single automated pipeline. You'll start by applying Ansible modules to manage files, packages, services, and access controls across servers. You'll use Jinja2 templates to generate dynamic configurations and conditionals to adapt playbook behavior to different environments. From there, you'll use Terraform's Write-Plan-Apply workflow to build AWS networking and compute resources — VPCs with custom subnets, security groups, EC2 instances in both public and private subnets, and IAM policies. The course then scales to advanced scenarios: attaching IAM policies for DynamoDB access and creating CloudWatch alarms — all defined in Terraform code. You'll learn integration patterns for connecting Terraform provisioning to Ansible configuration, including passing Terraform outputs to dynamic Ansible inventories. Everything follows a hands-on structure: read the concept, attempt the lab, then watch a solution video that walks through expert reasoning. The course culminates in a portfolio-ready capstone project where you design and build a complete multi-tier AWS environment, provisioning infrastructure with Terraform and configuring it with Ansible through a seamless pipeline. Who this is for: DevOps engineers and cloud practitioners with AWS familiarity, networking fundamentals, and working knowledge of both Terraform and Ansible who are ready to integrate these tools for production-grade infrastructure automation.

Syllabus

Ansible Automation
- Move from simple task execution to advanced system state management. This module focuses on the complex file-handling modules of Ansible and the use of Jinja2 templates for dynamic configurations.
Terraform IaC
- Learn to treat your cloud provider as an API. You will master the Terraform workflow (Init, Plan, Apply) to build networking, compute, and security resources in AWS.
Advanced IaC
- Scale your IaC skills to handle complex cloud architectures. This module covers private networking, cross-service permissions, and automated monitoring.
Terraform and Ansible Integration
- This module brings together everything you've learned by integrating Terraform provisioning with Ansible configuration. Through guided readings, you'll explore how DevOps teams connect these tools in production workflows. You'll practice designing integration strategies, troubleshoot realistic scenarios, and apply your skills in a hands-on capstone project that mirrors real-world infrastructure automation.
Project Module: End-to-End Multi-Tier Infrastructure Automation
- This capstone project integrates your full Infrastructure as Code skill set — Terraform provisioning and Ansible configuration management — into a single automation pipeline. You will design and build a multi-tier AWS environment for a web application, provisioning cloud resources with Terraform and configuring servers with Ansible via a seamless dynamic inventory handoff. The resulting portfolio-ready codebase demonstrates end-to-end mastery of production-grade infrastructure automation.