Terraform State

State file overview

Terraform state is a persistent data store that tracks the current state of infrastructure resources provisioned by Terraform, allowing it to manage changes and track resource dependencies.

State file isolation

Terraform state isolation ensures that each Terraform configuration maintains its own separate and independent state file to prevent interference or conflicts with other configurations.

State file location

Terraform state file locations can be configured to be stored locally on the machine running Terraform or remotely in a backend like Amazon S3, Terraform Cloud, or Azure Blob, enabling collaboration and sharing state across teams.

Remote state file

State as a data source

Terraform remote state data source allows retrieving and using the current state of a Terraform-managed infrastructure from a remote backend as an input to other Terraform configurations.

State file storage

Terraform state file locations can be configured to be stored locally on the machine running Terraform or remotely in a backend like Amazon S3, Terraform Cloud, or Azure Blob, enabling collaboration and sharing state across teams.