Terraform S3 backend

• S3 https://www.terraform.io/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html

Related: Bucket versioning

• Remote state backends to manage Terraform state

terraform {
  backend "s3" {
    bucket = "your-terraform-states"
    key    = "terraform.tfstate"
    region = "us-west-2"
    dynamodb_table = "your-terraform-states"
    profile = "your-profile"
    workspace_key_prefix = "your-workspace"
  }
}

Successfully configured the backend "s3"! Terraform will automatically
use this backend unless the backend configuration changes.
Error refreshing state: AccessDenied: Access Denied status code: 403, request id: JDK297FD1E5GY3TT, host id: JJJ1ThvIKmNSYOO3h2IZFECn9l8DnsofwXWk4F6a9/nzrqgNNbOzyw9d2PcAXSb4DDYwkr/VNWZ0

S3 backend errors

• Error: Backend configuration changed
• Error: Failed to get existing workspaces: S3 bucket does not exist.: aws s3 mb

Related terms

• terraform init

See also

• Terraform backends: S3, Terraform S3 backend: dynamodb table, GCS, remote