Terraform for Google Cloud essential guide : learn how to provision infrastructure in Google Cloud securely and efficiently / Bernd Nordhausen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nordhausen, Bernd, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai : Packt, 2023.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Biography/History:

Nordhausen Bernd: Bernd Nordhausen is a seasoned cloud architect with over 25 years of experience working at industry leaders such as Intel and Accenture. He is a Google cloud authorized trainer and holds over a dozen cloud certifications from all three major cloud service providers. Currently working as an independent cloud consultant and Google Cloud trainer, Bernd was previously the technical lead for the Google Cloud practice at Accenture Southeast Asia. In that role, he developed and implemented several large-scale deployments on Google Cloud using Terraform. In a different century, Bernd received his B. Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Alabama, and his M. Sc. and Ph. D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine. When his head is not in the cloud, Bernd is an aspiring woodworker and trail runner.

Summary:

Become an expert in Terraform on Google Cloud by using Infrastructure as Code for provisioning multiple yet consistent environments to increase productivity in no time Key Features Get up and running with Terraform on Google Cloud Learn Terraform concepts using Google Cloud code examples Apply Terraform to deploy realistic multi-tiered architectures quickly and repeatedly Book Description Google Cloud has adopted Terraform as the standard Infrastructure as Code tool. This necessitates a solid understanding of Terraform for any cloud architect or engineer working on Google Cloud. Yet no specific resources are available that focus on how to use Terraform on Google Cloud. This is the first book that teaches Terraform specifically for Google Cloud. You will take a journey from the basic concepts through to deploying complex architectures using Terraform. Using extensive code examples, you will receive guidance on how to authenticate Terraform in Google Cloud. As you advance, you'll get to grips with all the essential concepts of the Terraform language as applied to Google Cloud and deploy complete working architectures at the push of a button. Finally, you'll also be able to improve your Terraform workflow using Google Cloud native and third-party tools. By the end of this Terraform book, you will have gained a thorough understanding of Terraform and how to use it on Google Cloud, and be able to develop effective Terraform code, build reusable code, and utilize public domain Terraform modules to deploy on Google Cloud faster and more securely. What you will learn Authenticate Terraform in Google Cloud using multiple methods Write efficient Terraform code Use modules to share Terraform templates Manage multiple environments in Google Cloud Apply Terraform to deploy multi-tiered architectures Use public modules to deploy complex architectures quickly Integrate Terraform into your Google Cloud environment Who this book is for This book is for Google Cloud architects and engineers who want to increase their productivity by using Terraform to automate the provisioning of Google Cloud deployments. A basic understanding of Google Cloud, such as the ability to provision resources using the Google Cloud console and using Cloud Shell, is assumed. Certification in Google Cloud is not required but helpful.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright and credits

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Learning the Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Terraform on Google Cloud

Technical requirements

The rise of DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Running Terraform in Google Cloud Shell

Terraform language

Terraform workflow

Running Terraform in your local environment

Authentication using a service account

Authentication using a service account and environment variable

Service account impersonation

Parameterizing Terraform

Comparing authentication methods

Summary

Chapter 2: Exploring Terraform

Understanding the Terraform state

Interacting with the Terraform state

Understanding destructive changes

Avoiding configuration drift

Additional state commands

Using the backend state

Understanding Terraform meta-arguments

The provider meta-argument

The count meta-argument

The for_each meta-argument

The depends_on meta-argument

The lifecycle meta-argument

Using the self_link attribute

Chapter 3: Writing Efficient Terraform Code

Terraform types and values

Using Terraform expressions

Dynamic blocks

Conditional expressions

Terraform functions

Referencing existing data using data sources

Using output values

Tips to develop Terraform code efficiently

Chapter 4: Writing Reusable Code Using Modules

Building modules

Writing flexible modules

Sharing modules using Google Cloud Storage and Git repositories

Using public module repositories

Chapter 5: Managing Environments

Google resource hierarchy

Using workspaces to manage environments.

Using a directory structure to manage environments

Using remote states

Using template files

Managing Terraform at scale

Part 2: Completing the Picture

Chapter 6: Deploying a Traditional Three-Tier Architecture

Overview

Laying the foundation

Provisioning the database

Provisioning a MIG and global load balancer

Chapter 7: Deploying a Cloud-Native Architecture Using Cloud Run

Provisioning Redis and connecting it via a VPC connector

Using Terraform to configure a flexible load balancer for Cloud Run

Using Terraform to provision Cloud Run services

To Terraform or not to Terraform

Chapter 8: Deploying GKE Using Public Modules

Developing a variable strategy

Provisioning a network using the public module

Provisioning a GKE cluster using the public module

Using workspaces to deploy to development and production environments

Part 3: Wrapping It Up

Chapter 9: Developing Terraform Code Efficiently

VS Code Terraform Extension

Syntax highlighting and validation

Intelligent auto-completion

Code navigation

tflint

Checkov

Terragrunt

Chapter 10: Google Cloud Integration

Using Terraform with Cloud Build

Building a service catalog with Terraform solutions

Importing and exporting Terraform resources

Google Cloud export

Closing thoughts

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781804616413

1804616419

OCLC:

1356235248