Backends

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Choose where Terraform state lives, aligned with the provider.

What it does

  • Supports backend.type = s3|gcs|azurerm with provider compatibility (AWS → S3, GCP → GCS, Azure → Azurerm).
  • Allows backend.profile for cross-account S3, region override, and container/resource_group for azurerm.
  • Ensures the backend bucket/container exists before running Terraform.

Example

backend:
  type: s3
  bucket: platform-tfstate
  region: us-east-1
  profile: ops-account

Notes

  • Backends are rendered into backend.tf/terraform.tfvars alongside providers.
  • If backend.type is omitted, pltf picks the default backend for the provider.
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