By completing this course, learners will:

• Deploy and manage infrastructure with OpenTofu commands.

• Configure and use providers and resources.

• Maintain state safely and securely.

• Write reusable modules and manage workspaces.

• Automate infrastructure deployments with pipelines.

• Apply compliance and governance in IaC workflows.

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to OpenTofu

• What is OpenTofu? Why was it created?

• OpenTofu vs Terraform

• Core architecture and workflow

Module 2: Getting Started

• Installing OpenTofu CLI

• Configuring providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Writing first configuration file

Module 3: Core Concepts

• Providers and resources

• Variables and outputs

• State management basics

Module 4: Modules & Workspaces

• Writing reusable modules

• Using community modules

• Workspaces for multiple environments

Module 5: Advanced Features

• Data sources and dependencies

• Remote state storage (S3, GCS, Azure Blob)

• Locking and concurrency

Module 6: Automation

• CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)

• GitOps workflows with OpenTofu

• Infrastructure pipelines

Module 7: Security & Governance

• Policy as Code (OPA, Sentinel alternatives)

• Role-based access and secrets management

• Compliance best practices

Module 8: Deployment Scenarios

• Deploying a VPC and EC2 instances on AWS

• Creating a Kubernetes cluster

• Multi-cloud deployments with OpenTofu

Module 9: Real-World Projects

• Web app infrastructure with load balancer + DB

• Multi-environment setup (dev, staging, prod)

• GitOps-managed infrastructure repo

Module 10: Best Practices

• Structuring IaC projects

• Cost management and optimization

• Scaling OpenTofu across teams

Learners will receive a Certificate of Completion from Uplatz, validating their expertise in OpenTofu and Infrastructure as Code practices. This certification demonstrates readiness for roles in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and Infrastructure Automation.

OpenTofu skills open doors to roles such as:

• Cloud Engineer (IaC)

• DevOps Engineer (OpenTofu/Terraform)

• Infrastructure Engineer

• Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

• Platform Engineer

As an open-source alternative to Terraform, OpenTofu adoption is rapidly growing among enterprises prioritizing open governance, making this a future-proof skill.

1. What is OpenTofu and why was it created?
   OpenTofu is an open-source fork of Terraform, created to ensure an open governance model after licensing changes in Terraform.

2. How does OpenTofu differ from Terraform?
   They share the same functionality, but OpenTofu is community-driven with a focus on open-source governance.

3. What language does OpenTofu use for configuration?
   OpenTofu uses HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language), just like Terraform.

4. What are providers in OpenTofu?
   Providers are plugins that allow OpenTofu to manage resources across cloud platforms and services.

5. What is the role of the state file?
   The state file tracks current infrastructure status, enabling OpenTofu to determine changes during apply.

6. What are modules in OpenTofu?
   Modules are reusable configurations that simplify complex infrastructure deployments.

7. How do workspaces help in OpenTofu?
   Workspaces allow managing multiple environments (dev, staging, prod) with the same configurations.

8. How does OpenTofu support CI/CD?
   It integrates with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) for automated deployments.

9. What is Policy as Code in OpenTofu?
   Policy frameworks (OPA, Sentinel alternatives) enforce compliance and security rules on infrastructure.

10. Where is OpenTofu commonly used?
    In multi-cloud deployments, infrastructure automation, DevOps pipelines, and Kubernetes setups.