OpenTofu Foundations

A free 10-week workshop that takes you from your first OpenTofu configuration to a confident IaC practice. Each session builds on the last, and every recording is below.

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The 10 Sessions

Week 1
Getting Started
Create an EC2 instance running WordPress with a MariaDB database in AWS. Covers instances, security groups, databases, and the core OpenTofu concepts behind them.
Week 2
Designing Modular Infrastructure
Organize code into modules you can reuse. Learn to write your own modules, consume existing ones, and apply best practices for modular design.
Week 3
Functions and Control Structures
Validate and reshape imperfect input with built-in functions and control structures, so your modules stay clean and easy to use.
Week 4
Advanced Resource Management
Work with data sources, loops, conditionals, dynamic blocks, and lifecycle rules to manage resources at scale.
Week 5
Integrating OpenTofu into CI/CD Pipelines
Build a pipeline that tests, validates, and applies OpenTofu configurations so infrastructure deploys the same way every time.
Week 6
Testing and Validation
Add syntax validation, resource policy checks, and plan simulation to catch problems before you apply them.
Week 7
Multi-Environment Infrastructure Management
Run one configuration across several environments with workspaces, reduce workspace mistakes, and scan deployments with Checkov for security and compliance.
Week 8
Understanding State Management
See how OpenTofu tracks infrastructure state. Covers state files, secure remote storage, and locking for teams and multiple environments.
Week 9
Importing and Managing Existing Infrastructure
Bring resources that already exist under OpenTofu management, and repair, modify, or recover state when something goes wrong.
Week 10
Scaling IaC Adoption and Best Practices
Enable the tools that keep configurations reliable, secure, and maintainable, and learn how to grow IaC use across a team.