Terraform State Locking with DynamoDB

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to set up a Terraform backend using S3 and DynamoDB with state locking in 10 mins.

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00:00 | Intro
00:11 | Agenda
00:32 | Terraform state file
01:16 | Terraform backend
02:10 | State file locking
02:33 | Demo
02:47 | Demo - Prerequisites
03:16 | Demo - Terraform folder structure
04:15 | Demo - Terraform init - Local backend
05:04 | Demo - Terraform plan - Local backend
05:18 | Demo - Terraform apply - Local backend
05:54 | Demo - Validate resource - Local backend
06:12 | Demo - S3 Backend configuration
07:18 | Demo - S3 Backend configuration - Terraform init
07:48 | Demo - S3 Backend configuration with locking
09:10 | Thank you note

We see in details how to configure a shared state and have the locking functionalities that it is crucial when you work as a team with Terraform.

The code comes from the medium article or if you want to use exactly my example you can download the code from this repository.

#Terraform #DynamoDB #S3