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Migrate Terraform State to Terraform Cloud for Azure

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to import Azure resources into Terraform state, view objects in Terraform state, and migrate your state to Terraform Cloud. **Note:** To complete this lab, you will need your own free Terraform Cloud account. You can sign up for a free account at [Terraform Cloud](https://app.terraform.io/public/signup).

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Path Info

Level

Intermediate

Duration

30m

Published

Mar 24, 2023

Challenge

Import Existing Resources into Terraform State
1. Open the existing Terraform configuration file in C:\MigrateState.
2. Initialize the working directory.
3. Log in to Azure using the Azure CLI.
4. Import the exsting resource group into your local state.
Challenge

Inspect the Local State File

Verify the resource group has been imported into the state file using the Terraform CLI.
Challenge

Configure a Terraform Cloud Workspace
1. Create a Terraform Cloud Workspace.
2. Update the main.tf file with the cloud configuration block.
Challenge

Migrate State to Terraform Cloud

Initialize the working directory and migrate the state file to Terraform Cloud.
Challenge

Delete the Local State File

Delete the local state file and the state file backup.

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