As Terraform configurations grow to be large and complex, the code becomes harder to manage and make changes. Terragrunt is an open-source tool that acts as a thin wrapper around Terraform, enabling configurations to be more DRY. DRY is a popular software development practice that stands for "Don't Repeat Yourself," which means don't re-use the same software pattern, avoiding redundancy. Terragrunt adds a feature that allows Terraform remote state configurations to be defined once in code and re-used throughout multiple Terraform projects.

In this lab, you will use Terragrunt to deploy a Terraform configuration in separate environments while keeping the remote state configuration DRY.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this lab you will be able to:

• Understand how to deploy Terraform resources with Terragrunt
• Learn how to keep the remote state configuration DRY using Terragrunt

Intended Audience

This lab is intended for:

• Individuals familiar with using Terraform and how to deploy resources
• Anyone interested in learning how to use Terragrunt to increase Terraform effectiveness
• Enterprises looking to scale their Terraform codebase

Lab Prerequisites

You should be familiar with:

• Cloud Services
• DevOps
• Basic understanding of Terraform modules and variables

The following course and lab can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:

• Introduction to DevOps
• Creating Reusable Infrastructure with Terraform Modules in Azure
• Using Terraform Remote State in Azure

Updates

June 24th, 2021 - Updated VM Size for the lab to increase resource allocation