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Terraform - Init

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• Terraform - Init
  • Init
    • Common Commands

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Init

• terraform init
  • initializes a new or existing working directory.

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Common Commands

Command	Description
terraform init	initializes a working directory.
terraform init -migrate-state	copy existing state to the new backend with interactive prompts
terraform init -force-copy	force to copy existing state to the new backend without prompt
terraform init -reconfigure	re-initializes disregarding any existing configuration
terraform init -upgrade	updating all modules to the latest available source code

• reconfigure:
  • if previous backend is corrupt or inaccessible (e.g., a deleted S3 bucket)
  • if switching environments in a CI/CD pipeline and want to point to a new backend without moving data.
• migrate-state
  • when moving from local state to a remote backend (like S3 or Azure Blob)
  • when renaming a backend key/bucket.
• upgrade
  • when adding modules