Move your state from local storage to a remote backend for team collaboration and state safety.
Create a new configuration to practice backend configuration.
mkdir -p ~/terraform-practice/lesson-202cd ~/terraform-practice/lesson-202cat > main.tf << 'EOF'
terraform {
required_providers {
local = {
source = "hashicorp/local"
version = "~> 2.4"
}
}
}
resource "local_file" "example" {
filename = "${path.module}/example.txt"
content = "Managed by Terraform with remote state concepts"
}
EOFWe start with a simple configuration. We'll explore backend concepts before configuring one.
A basic main.tf file ready for backend configuration.