Terraform IaC Starter Kit for Sysadmins
10 annotated Terraform/OpenTofu configs for AWS and Azure — get from zero to running infrastructure in one afternoon.
10 annotated Terraform/OpenTofu configs (5 AWS + 5 Azure) where every non-obvious line explains why it was written that way — not just what it does. Includes a 20-page Terraform IaC guide, a state management deep dive, and a module patterns reference. Works with Terraform 1.5+ and OpenTofu 1.8+, with AWS and Azure free-tier friendly starters.
## key-features
- ✓10 annotated configs — 5 AWS (S3, EC2, VPC, IAM, Security Groups) and 5 Azure (RG+Storage, Linux VM, VNet+NSG, Managed Identity, Private Endpoint)
- ✓Every non-obvious line has an inline WHY comment — not just what it does
- ✓Dual-compatible: Terraform 1.5+ and OpenTofu 1.8+
- ✓AWS and Azure free-tier friendly starter configs
- ✓No hardcoded credentials — ever
- ✓Companion guides cover core concepts, state management, and module patterns
- ▸5 AWS configs: S3 static bucket, EC2 web server, VPC + subnets, IAM role + policy, security group rules
- ▸5 Azure configs: resource group + storage, Linux VM, VNet + NSG, managed identity, storage + private endpoint
- ▸Terraform IaC guide (20+ pages) — core concepts, state, providers, data sources
- ▸State management deep dive — remote backends, state locking, team workflows
- ▸Module patterns reference — when to extract modules and how to structure them
- ▸Universal terraform.tfvars.example
- ▸README with quickstart, cost reference, and recommended learning order
- ▸Complete bundle delivered as a single zip
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