In this hands-on session with Raham, learn how to execute a Terraform configuration step-by-step

In this hands-on session with Raham, learn how to execute a Terraform configuration step-by-step using the 4 core Terraform commands.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:
How to execute Terraform code

Understanding the purpose of:

terraform init
terraform plan
terraform apply
terraform destroy
What is a Terraform provider plugin?
Where are provider plugins stored?
Reading and troubleshooting errors (e.g. malformed AMI ID)
Simple error debugging from main.tf
Memory trick to remember all Terraform commands using IPAD

🧑‍💻 Key Concepts:

✅ terraform init – Initializes project & downloads provider plugins
✅ terraform plan – Previews resource creation
✅ terraform apply – Provisions the infrastructure
✅ terraform destroy – Tears down the infrastructure
✅ Provider Plugins stored in .terraform/ folder
✅ Certification Tip: “Where are Terraform plugins stored?”
✅ Troubleshooting malformed AMI ID errors

📌 Mnemonic Tip to Remember Commands:
"IPAD"
🟢 I → init
🟢 P → plan
🟢 A → apply
🟢 D → destroy

This single keyword helps you recall the core Terraform command flow 🔁

✅ Live Demo Covered:

Creating a dev server on AWS
Reading error at line 5 in main.tf
Replacing incorrect AMI ID
Deleting server via terraform destroy

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