Terraform on AWS for Absolute Beginners: Learn Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Automation, and AWS Essentials
In the cloud-first era, managing infrastructure manually is no longer scalable or secure. If you're starting your journey into cloud computing, learning Terraform on AWS is one of the most valuable and future-proof skills you can acquire. It's the gateway to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) , cloud automation, and seamless DevOps workflows. This beginner-friendly guide will introduce you to Terraform + AWS —how they work together, why they matter, and how you can start building cloud infrastructure automatically, efficiently, and safely . 🌐 What is Terraform? Terraform is an open-source tool by HashiCorp that allows you to define and provision cloud infrastructure using code instead of manual clicks. Instead of navigating through the AWS Console to spin up servers, databases, or networks, Terraform lets you declare them in configuration files and manage them programmatically. “Infrastructure as Code (IaC)” means your infrastructure is versioned, testable, repeatable, a...