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Enable Team Collaboration by Moving Terraform State to a Remote Backend

In this lab you will learn how to move terraform state to a backend machine so that multiple people can work on the same infrastructure without overwriting each other’s work. This allows for better collaboration between team members with less conflicts.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Feb 28, 2026
Duration
30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Migrate Local Terraform State to a Remote Backend

    To start, you will learn how to migrate a local terraform state file to a remote backend so that it can be shared by multiple machines/users.

  2. Challenge

    Observing State Locking Behavior

    Here you will see a practical example of state locking behavior and how it is used to prevent conflicts when teams are working with the same terraform state file.

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