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Infrastructure Automation (IaC) - Hands-On

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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Use Ansible modules, Jinja2 templates, and conditionals to automate server configuration across large fleets.

  • Apply the Terraform Write-Plan-Apply workflow to provision VPCs, security groups, EC2 instances, and IAM policies in AWS.

  • Architect multi-tier private network environments with cross-service permissions between compute, database, and security layers.

  • Automate proactive infrastructure monitoring by creating and configuring CloudWatch alarms via Terraform code.

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June 2026

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This course is part of the DevOps Pro: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD & IaC Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

Complete your transformation into a DevOps professional by mastering the philosophy of "Everything as Code." This course focuses on the final piece of the puzzle: removing manual human intervention from the provisioning process. You will learn to use Terraform to "code the cloud," defining VPCs, security groups, and EC2 instances in text files that can be version-controlled and audited. By mastering the Write-Plan-Apply workflow, you will be able to spin up entire data centers in AWS or Azure with a single command.

Simultaneously, we explore the power of Ansible for configuration management. You will learn how to use playbooks and Jinja2 templates to automate the setup of thousands of servers at once, ensuring that every machine in your fleet is perfectly configured and secure. Finally, we integrate proactive monitoring by creating CloudWatch alarms via code, ensuring you are alerted to system issues before they affect your users. This course empowers you to treat infrastructure exactly like software, giving you the power to build, scale, and secure global environments with unprecedented speed and precision. Every topic follows a hands-on structure: read the concept, attempt the lab, then watch a solution video that deconstructs the expert reasoning at every step. Who this is for: DevOps engineers and cloud practitioners with AWS or Azure familiarity and networking fundamentals who are ready to automate infrastructure at scale.

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.

What's included

8 videos14 readings1 assignment

8 videos•Total 25 minutes
  • Course Introduction•2 minutes
  • Solution: Create Files on App Servers using Ansible•3 minutes
  • Solution: Ansible Ping Module Usage•2 minutes
  • Solution: Ansible Install Package•3 minutes
  • Solution: Ansible Blockinfile Module•4 minutes
  • Solution: Ansible Manage Services•2 minutes
  • Solution: Managing ACLs Using Ansible•4 minutes
  • Solution: Ansible Lineinfile Module•5 minutes
14 readings•Total 140 minutes
  • Create Files on App Servers using Ansible•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Create Files on App Servers using Ansible•10 minutes
  • Ansible Ping Module Usage•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Ansible Ping Module Usage•10 minutes
  • Ansible Install Package•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Ansible Install Package•10 minutes
  • Ansible Blockinfile Module•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Ansible Blockinfile Module•10 minutes
  • Ansible Manage Services•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Ansible Manage Services•10 minutes
  • Managing ACLs Using Ansible•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Managing ACLs Using Ansible•10 minutes
  • Ansible Lineinfile Module•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Ansible Lineinfile Module•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Ansible Automation•30 minutes

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.

What's included

7 videos14 readings1 assignment

7 videos•Total 36 minutes
  • Solution: Managing Jinja2 Templates Using Ansible•6 minutes
  • Solution: Using Ansible Conditionals•5 minutes
  • Solution: Create VPC Using Terraform•5 minutes
  • Solution: Create Security Group Using Terraform•6 minutes
  • Solution: Create EC2 Instance Using Terraform•5 minutes
  • Solution: Create IAM Policy Using Terraform•3 minutes
  • Solution: Launch EC2 in Private VPC Subnet Using Terraform•6 minutes
14 readings•Total 140 minutes
  • Managing Jinja2 Templates Using Ansible•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Managing Jinja2 Templates Using Ansible•10 minutes
  • Using Ansible Conditionals•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Using Ansible Conditionals•10 minutes
  • Create VPC Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Create VPC Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Create Security Group Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Create Security Group Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Create EC2 Instance Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Create EC2 Instance Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Create IAM Policy Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Create IAM Policy Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Launch EC2 in Private VPC Subnet Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Launch EC2 in Private VPC Subnet Using Terraform•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Terraform IaC•30 minutes

Scale your IaC skills to handle complex cloud architectures. This module covers private networking, cross-service permissions, and automated monitoring.

What's included

2 videos4 readings2 assignments

2 videos•Total 11 minutes
  • Solution: Attach IAM Policy for DynamoDB Access Using Terraform•6 minutes
  • Solution: Create and Configure Alarm Using CloudWatch Using Terraform•5 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Attach IAM Policy for DynamoDB Access Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Attach IAM Policy for DynamoDB Access Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Create and Configure Alarm Using CloudWatch Using Terraform•10 minutes
  • Hands-On Lab: Create and Configure Alarm Using CloudWatch Using Terraform•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
  • Advanced IaC•30 minutes
  • Multi-tool Automation Codebase•30 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

No prior Terraform or Ansible experience is required. The course introduces both tools through structured, hands-on labs and builds progressively from foundational tasks to advanced cloud architecture. You do need familiarity with cloud providers (AWS or Azure) and basic networking concepts to engage effectively with the content.

You'll gain hands-on experience with Ansible (including the Ping, Blockinfile, Lineinfile, ACL, and service management modules, plus Jinja2 templates and conditionals) and Terraform (for provisioning AWS VPCs, subnets, security groups, EC2 instances, IAM policies, DynamoDB access controls, and CloudWatch alarms). These are two of the most widely used IaC tools in cloud engineering roles today.

Write-Plan-Apply is Terraform's core provisioning cycle. You write your infrastructure as code, run a plan to preview exactly what changes will be made, and then apply to execute them. This makes cloud provisioning predictable, auditable, and safe — you always know what will change before it happens. This course gives you direct hands-on practice with this workflow across real AWS resources.

Infrastructure Automation (IaC) - Hands-On is designed as the capstone of the hands-on DevOps series. It builds on the Linux systems skills from DevOps Foundation (Linux & Systems) - Hands-On, the Ansible introduction from Source Control & CI/CD - Hands-On, and the cloud-native deployment concepts from Mastering Docker & Containers - Hands-On and Kubernetes Orchestration - Hands-On. Together, the series covers the full professional DevOps stack.

This course builds skills directly applicable to roles such as DevOps Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Platform Engineer, and Cloud Architect. The ability to provision and manage infrastructure via code is one of the most in-demand technical competencies across cloud-first organizations.

Module 1 (Ansible Automation) covers creating files on application servers, using the Ping module, installing packages, working with Blockinfile, managing services, configuring ACLs, using Lineinfile, working with Jinja2 templates, and applying Ansible conditionals.

Module 2 (Terraform IaC) covers creating VPCs, configuring security groups, provisioning EC2 instances, creating IAM policies, and launching EC2 instances in private VPC subnets.

Module 3 (Advanced IaC) covers attaching IAM policies for DynamoDB access and creating and configuring CloudWatch alarms — all using Terraform.

Most IaC courses focus on one tool in isolation. This course runs Ansible and Terraform in parallel, reflecting how real infrastructure teams actually operate — using configuration management and cloud provisioning together. The inclusion of monitoring-as-code with CloudWatch and the hands-on private networking architecture also go well beyond what most introductory IaC courses cover. Every skill is practiced in a lab before being validated against a professional solution video.

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When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.

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