Managing Terraform State Files

In this video we dive into Terraform state files. What is a Terraform state file? Why is it so important?

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As we walk through planning and applying a new Terraform project we'll show you what role the Terraform state file plays and how to securely manage your Terraform state in a production environment.

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Terraform state file is a link between your Terraform code and the state of your deployed resources, and it's a vital component of Terraform.

Contents:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 What is Terraform state file?
00:42 Initializing new Terraform project
01:55 Working with local Terraform state file
03:50 Why you need to protect your state file
05:54 Using AWS S3 backend to manage your state file
09:32 State locking with AWS DynamoDB and the S3 backend
11:20 Using Spacelift to manage your state file
14:39 Conclusions

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