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HashiCorp Terraform Associate 004 Study Guide

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004)

The HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004) exam is for cloud engineers with foundational Terraform knowledge, tested on Terraform 1.12. It covers infrastructure as code, providers and state, the init, plan and apply workflow, configuration with variables, expressions and modules, state backends and drift, import and state inspection, and HCP Terraform workspaces and governance.

  • Exam version 004
  • Associate level
  • 8 exam objectives

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every HashiCorp Terraform Associate 004 exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 8chapters
  • 19topics
  • 6diagrams and exhibits
  • 1 h 32 minfast track
Start with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

Chapters

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1Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform2 topics · 10 min fast trackWhat IaC is, why teams use it, and how Terraform runs multi-cloud and hybrid workflows.
  1. 1What IaC Is and Its Advantages5 min
  2. 2Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Cloud and Service-Agnostic Workflows5 min
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2Terraform Fundamentals2 topics · 10 min fast trackInstalling and versioning providers, multiple providers and state.
  1. 1Installing, Versioning and Using Providers5 min
  2. 2How Terraform Uses and Manages State5 min
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3Core Terraform Workflow3 topics · 14 min fast trackInit, validate, plan, apply, destroy and terraform fmt style.
  1. 1The Terraform Workflow, Init and Validate5 min
  2. 2Plan and Apply5 min
  3. 3Destroy and Format4 min
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4Terraform Configuration4 topics · 19 min fast trackResources, data sources, variables, types, expressions, dependencies, conditions, secrets.
  1. 1Resources, Data Sources and References5 min
  2. 2Variables, Outputs and Complex Types5 min
  3. 3Expressions, Functions and Dependencies4 min
  4. 4Custom Conditions and Sensitive Data5 min
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5Terraform Modules2 topics · 10 min fast trackModule sources, how init installs them, variable scope, calling modules and version constraints.
  1. 1Module Sources and Variable Scope5 min
  2. 2Using Modules and Managing Versions5 min
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6Terraform State Management2 topics · 10 min fast trackThe local backend, state locking, remote backends and handling resource drift.
  1. 1Local Backend and State Locking5 min
  2. 2Remote Backends and Resource Drift5 min
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7Maintain Infrastructure with Terraform2 topics · 9 min fast trackImport blocks, terraform import, inspecting state and verbose logging with TF_LOG.
  1. 1Importing Existing Infrastructure5 min
  2. 2Inspecting State and Verbose Logging4 min
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8HCP Terraform2 topics · 10 min fast trackRun workflows, the cloud block, workspaces and projects, teams, variable sets and policies.
  1. 1HCP Terraform Workflows and CLI Integration5 min
  2. 2HCP Terraform Workspaces, Projects and Governance5 min
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