Infrastructure as code (IaC) using OpenTofu training course

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 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