⚙ HashiCorp Terraform Associate

A free, independent exam-preparation course that walks through every objective of the publicly published HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003) exam — Infrastructure as Code concepts, Terraform's purpose versus configuration management, providers and the HCL configuration language, variables and outputs, state management with locking and remote backends, modules, the core init/plan/apply/destroy workflow, and HCP Terraform / Terraform Cloud. It blends visual lessons, worked CLI examples, original self-check items and a 10-question exam-style final. This is awareness/preparation only and is not the official HashiCorp course or exam, and AMAADOR ACADEMY is not affiliated with or endorsed by HashiCorp. The course is organized into 9 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

• Infrastructure as Code concepts
• Terraform's purpose vs configuration management
• Terraform basics & providers
• HCL, variables & outputs
• State management & locking
• Modules
• The core workflow (init / plan / apply / destroy)
• HCP Terraform / Terraform Cloud
• Resources, dependencies & best practices

Learning objectives

• Explain what Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is and the advantages it brings.
• Describe Terraform's purpose and how it differs from configuration-management tools.
• Find, install and configure providers and the Terraform CLI.
• Write HCL using resources, variables, outputs, locals, expressions and functions.
• Manage Terraform state: local vs remote backends, state locking and sensitive data.
• Build and consume modules to reuse and structure configuration.
• Run the core workflow: init , validate , plan , apply and destroy .
• Use HCP Terraform / Terraform Cloud for remote state, runs and collaboration.