Highlights
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand OpenTofu fundamentals and its relationship to Terraform.
- Install, configure, and use OpenTofu with Azure.
- Build, deploy, and manage Azure resources declaratively using OpenTofu.
- Apply best practices for state management, version control & CI/CD
- Troubleshoot and optimize OpenTofu deployments on Azure.
Course Details
Module 1: Introduction to OpenTofu 1.10
• What is OpenTofu?
• Differences between OpenTofu and Terraform
• OpenTofu ecosystem and community
• Core concepts: Providers, Resources, Variables, State, and Modules
• IaC fundamentals and benefits
Lab 1:
Installing OpenTofu on local environment (Windows/macOS/Linux)
Module 2: Azure and OpenTofu Integration
• Overview of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Azure APIs
• Setting up Azure CLI and authentication
• Configuring OpenTofu with Azure credentials
• Understanding Azure Provider for OpenTofu
• Managing secrets and credentials securely (Azure Key Vault)
Lab 2:
• Configure OpenTofu to connect to Azure
• Create a resource group and storage account
Module 3: Building Infrastructure with OpenTofu
• Writing OpenTofu configuration files (.tf files)
• Enhanced Planning
• Variables, outputs, and data sources
• Resource dependencies and implicit ordering
• Managing Azure resources (VMs, VNet, Storage, etc.)
Lab 3:
• Deploy a simple Azure Virtual Network and Virtual Machine
Module 4: State Management
• Understanding state files
• Remote state storage using Azure Storage Account
• State locking and collaboration
• Version control and state best practices
Lab 4:
• Configure remote state in Azure Blob Storage
• Demonstrate collaborative infrastructure updates
Module 5: Modularity and Reusability
• Creating and using modules
• Structuring reusable OpenTofu configurations
• Using the OpenTofu Registry
• Passing variables and outputs between modules
Lab 5:
• Build a reusable Azure networking module
Module 6: Testing, Validation, and Debugging
• Validating configurations (tofu validate, tofu fmt, tofu plan)
• Troubleshooting common errors
• Using tofu graph for dependency visualization
• Drift detection and remediation
Lab 6:
• Identify and fix a configuration drift scenario
Module 7: CI/CD Integration with Azure DevOps & GitHub Actions
• Automating OpenTofu workflows
• Integrating with Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Integrating with GitHub Actions
• Policy enforcement and approval gates
Lab 7:
• Set up a CI/CD pipeline to deploy Azure infrastructure using OpenTofu
Module 8: Advanced Topics & Best Practices
• Managing environments (dev/test/prod)
• Secrets management with Azure Key Vault
• Cost management and tagging strategies
• Security and compliance considerations
• Migrating from Terraform to OpenTofu
Lab 8:
• Implement multi-environment management with workspaces
ctions or Jenkins
Module 9: DevOps Automation Project
End-to-end project:
• Design and deploy a multi-tier Azure application using OpenTofu
• Include networking, compute, and storage layers
• Use remote state, modules, and pipeline automation
Tools & Resources
• OpenTofu CLI
• Azure CLI & Portal
• VS Code with OpenTofu extension
• Git / GitHub
• Azure DevOps, GitHub A
Who should attend
• Cloud Engineers / Architects
• DevOps Engineers
• System Administrators
• Developers managing infrastructure on Azure Prerequisites
• Basic knowledge of Azure services (VMs, storage, networking)
• Familiarity with CLI tools and YAML/JSON syntax
• Optional: Prior exposure to Terraform or IaC concepts
Feedback
4.8 out of 5 average
"Really pleased with the course, the tutor was clear, concise and very thorough. The topics selected along with course materials and exercises give you a great understanding of Terraform's core concepts."KN, Technical Architect, Terraform, May 2021