Automating Linux Server Deployments with Terraform and Linode

Automation is key to efficiently deploying resources in the cloud, and Terraform allows you to easily automate the creation of new Linux instances on various platforms. In this video, I'll show you how to use Terraform to automate the provisioning of Linode instances.

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[gauravb]

I can't believe, i thought teraform is a dangerous tool which is hard like anything, but this is just the best explanation i ever seen

[raulalejandromunozaraya]

First time that I saw this channel, I'm already fall in love ❤️

[jobetinfosec]

Hi Jay, thank you very much for this useful information!
I've noticed that you are using several provisioning tools to create Linode instances: Terraform, Packer and Python.
It would be very useful to know the differences between them and when it's better to use one instead of another!

[abulaith]

This is certainly extremely valuable video and will be great if you can do more advanced Terraform videos to build an infrastructure with it.
Terraform is one of the best tools for building a complete IT infrustucture from code (IaC).
Many thanks.

[duffyscottc]

I'd love to see a video by you on how to use terraform to make proxmox vms (both brand new and from templates)

Interesting name, "bahamut". Did you choose it because of the mythical fish in Arabic culture? According to Wikipedia, Bahamut "is a sea monster (gigantic fish, whale or sea serpent) that lies deep below, underpinning the support structure that holds up the earth...". Or is it a Dungeons & Dragons reference? Just curious. Thanks for your content, though. I appreciate it.