Terraforming the Cloud Alphabet Soup aka HCP/AWS.

  • In providers.tf add backend to remote so you can operate in enhanced/remote/HCP as well as your state be in enhanced/remote/HCP & even stream to your CLI in VsCode..compared to standard state that just stores state (like an S3 backend)

TF Remote provider magic:

  • Seeing the TF at work locally in the CLI & live in HCP, woah – magic..
  • Then jump to the ole’ AWS Console to check your IaC
  • Alright alright alright, lets destroy in the CLI
  • Annnnnnnnnnd, once again you can see live “streamin” in HCP
  • OMG its gone!!

S3 —–> HCP Enhanced/Remote:

  • Then if you have your backend provider already established, you can see live the new state before any Terraform is planned or applied
  • WOW, legitness.

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