Lesson 1: Terraform Foundations and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Provider Setup
Lesson Overview
Build a reliable Terraform workflow and connect securely to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure using provider configuration, authentication, and reusable project structure.
Topics Covered
Infrastructure as Code and Terraform workflow
Terraform installation, CLI, HCL, and project structure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provider authentication and configuration
Providers, resources, data sources, and dependency graph
Formatting, validation, planning, applying, and destroying infrastructure
OCI provider authentication and regions
Compartments, VCNs, subnets, route tables, and security lists
Practical Activity
Configure a secure Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provider connection.
Create and validate a first Terraform configuration.
Review an execution plan before applying changes.
Key Takeaways
Use the standard Terraform workflow confidently.
Authenticate and provision resources in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Validate infrastructure changes before deployment.
