Terraform for Beginners | Build AWS Lambda with IAM Roles

In this episode of the Bitly Clone Project Series, we start our Infrastructure as Code journey using Terraform. Instead of manually creating resources from the AWS Console, we'll define our infrastructure in code and let Terraform provision everything for us. We'll learn Terraform fundamentals, understand the HCL syntax, and create AWS Lambda functions and IAM roles entirely from code. 🚀 What You'll Learn • Terraform basics and HCL syntax • Providers, Resources, Variables, and Outputs • How Terraform manages infrastructure state • Creating Lambda functions with Terraform • Creating IAM roles and attaching policies • Infrastructure as Code best practices 🏗️ Resources Created • AWS Lambda Functions • IAM Roles • IAM Policies • Terraform Project Structure 💡 Why Terraform? Terraform allows us to: • Version control infrastructure • Reproduce environments easily • Automate deployments • Reduce manual AWS configuration • Scale infrastructure management Tech Stack: • Terraform • AWS Lambda • IAM • Node.js • TypeScript This episode sets up the infrastructure foundation that we'll use throughout the rest of the Bitly Clone project. #Terraform #AWS #Lambda #IAM #InfrastructureAsCode #DevOps #Serverless #BitlyClone