Terraform Backends

Overview

• Define where Terraform State snapshots are stored.
• Options:
  • Local (default)—stored on local filesystem
  • Remote—e.g. AWS S3, Cloud Storage
  • Terraform Cloud

Configuration

terraform {
  backend "remote" {
    organisation = "example"
  }
}

• Not every argument required in backend config—partial configuration
  • Supply remaining arguments by:
    • File—supply configuration file (name: *.backendname.tfbackend) to init command via -backend-config=PATH
    • Command-line key/value pairs to init command via -backend-confing="KEY=VALUE"
    • Interactively