Terraform backends

• Terraform S3 backend: Terraform S3 backend: dynamodb table

S3 Example with DynamoDB

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"
  }
}

Related terms

• terraform workspace
• AWS_PROFILE
• profile https://www.terraform.io/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html#profile
• aws s3api create-bucket and aws s3 mb

See also

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