Walked through deploying an Azure virtual machine (VM) with a Network Security Group (NSG) using Terraform for beginners to understand Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in cloud networking and compute resources.
Project structure includes main.tf for resource definitions, variables.tf for input variables, terraform.tfvars for variable values, and outputs.tf for output values like IP address.
Resource definitions breakdown includes creating a Resource Group, Network Security Group (NSG) with security rules, Virtual Network + Subnet, Network Interface, and associating NSG with NIC, along with deploying a Virtual Machine with specified configurations.
The process involves steps like az login, terraform init, terraform plan, and terraform apply. This example is beneficial for those aiming to work with Azure infrastructure or pursuing certifications.