AKS Labs: Deploy AKS with Terraform & Azure Verified Modules

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to deploy Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) using Terraform and Azure Verified Modules. Terraform is a popular infrastructure-as-a-code tool that allows you to define and provision infrastructure using a high-level configuration language. Azure Verified Modules are pre-built Terraform modules that simplify the deployment of Azure resources by providing best practices and validated configurations. 📌 This session is a part of a series, learn more here: https://aka.ms/AKS-labs/Reactor #microsoftreactor #learnconnectbuild #akslabs Chapters: 00:00 - Welcome & Housekeeping 01:02 - Meet Paul Yu & AKS Series Recap 01:40 - Today's Focus: AKS + Terraform + AVM 02:53 - Intro to AKS Labs & Workshop Setup 04:02 - What is Terraform? 07:10 - Terraform vs Azure CLI vs Bicep 11:03 - Installing Terraform & VS Code Extensions 14:00 - Writing Your First Terraform Script 19:01 - Setting Up Azure Provider 24:33 - Running Terraform Init & Plan 30:35 - Outputs & Validating Deployments 33:46 - Understanding Terraform State 36:00 - Configuring Remote State with Azure Storage 40:12 - Using Terraform Modules 44:10 - Azure Verified Modules (AVM) Overview 47:54 - Deploying AKS with AVM 52:02 - Tips, Tricks & Best Practices 58:16 - Conditional Logic & Resource Imports 1:00:01 - Deploying Apps with Terraform + Helm 1:01:02 - Using GitHub Copilot + MCP for Terraform 1:04:23 - Azure API Provider for Preview Features 1:07:33 - Final Thoughts & What’s Next [eventID:25632]