6. Infrastructure as Code

2 certs | ~$365.50

Target Certifications

• HashiCorp Terraform Associate (004) — $70.50
• HashiCorp Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional — $295

What You'll Learn

IaC concepts, Terraform CLI, providers, resources, state management, modules, advanced module design, workspaces, collaboration workflows, Sentinel policies, production patterns

Suggested Learning Path

1. Complete HashiCorp's free Terraform tutorials from start to finish
2. Watch freeCodeCamp's Terraform course and TechWorld with Nana for practical examples
3. Build a real infrastructure project, then take the Terraform Associate ($70.50 — one of the cheapest certs)

Study Guides

• Terraform: Up & Running — Yevgeniy Brikman (O'Reilly, 3rd Edition, 2022)