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State Management

Securely manage Terraform state with remote backends, locking, and versioning.

State Management diagram

Terraform state management with S3 backend and DynamoDB locking

Terraform state is the source of truth for your infrastructure. Proper state management ensures team collaboration, prevents conflicts, and provides an audit trail of changes.

Our state management approach includes:

  • S3 Remote Backend - Centralized state storage with encryption at rest
  • DynamoDB Locking - Prevents concurrent modifications from multiple users
  • State Versioning - S3 versioning enables rollback to previous states
  • KMS Encryption - Server-side encryption for sensitive state data

Key Concepts

  • Never commit state files to version control
  • Use separate state files per environment
  • Enable versioning for disaster recovery
  • Restrict state bucket access with IAM policies
  • Regular state backups for compliance

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