Terraform vs CloudFormation vs Pulumi - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define an AWS S3 bucket using Terraform.

Terraform

resource "aws_s3_bucket" "my_bucket" {
  bucket = "[1]"
}

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Amy-random-bucket

Bmy-cloudformation-bucket

Cmy-terraform-bucket

Dmy-pulumi-bucket

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Common Mistakes

Using names related to other tools like CloudFormation or Pulumi.

Leaving the bucket name blank.

The bucket name should match the Terraform naming convention and example.

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medium

Complete the code to specify the AWS provider in Terraform.

Terraform

provider "aws" {
  region = "[1]"
}

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Aus-west-2

Bap-southeast-1

Ceu-central-1

Dus-east-1

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Common Mistakes

Using invalid region codes.

Leaving the region blank.

The region us-east-1 is commonly used in examples and is a valid AWS region.

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hard

Fix the error in the Terraform resource block by completing the missing argument.

Terraform

resource "aws_instance" "example" {
  ami           = "ami-0c55b159cbfafe1f0"
  instance_type = "[1]"
}

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At2.micro

Bt2.small

Ct3.micro

Dm5.large

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Common Mistakes

Using instance types that do not exist or are too large for simple examples.

Leaving the instance_type blank.

The instance_type 't2.micro' is a valid and commonly used instance type for examples.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a Terraform output that shows the bucket name and its ARN.

Terraform

output "bucket_info" {
  value = {
    name = aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket.[1]
    arn  = aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket.[2]
  }
}

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Abucket

Barn

Cid

Dname

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Common Mistakes

Using 'name' instead of 'id' for the bucket name.

Mixing up 'bucket' and 'id' attributes.

The 'id' attribute gives the bucket name, and 'arn' gives the Amazon Resource Name.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to define a Terraform variable with a default value and description.

Terraform

variable "region" {
  type        = "[1]"
  default     = "[2]"
  description = "[3]"
}

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Astring

Bus-east-1

CAWS region for deployment

Dnumber

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Common Mistakes

Using 'number' type for a region variable.

Leaving description blank or unclear.

The variable type is 'string', the default is a valid AWS region, and the description explains the variable's purpose.