--- title: Terraform Backends – Local and Remote Explained | daily.dev description: Terraform backends are crucial for managing the storage and state of infrastructure deployments. They define where and how Terraform’s state data is stored and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/terraform-backends-local-and-remote-explained-yjfcthbu2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Terraform Backends – Local and Remote Explained | daily.dev og:description: Terraform backends are crucial for managing the storage and state of infrastructure deployments. They define where and how Terraform’s state data is stored and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/terraform-backends-local-and-remote-explained-yjfcthbu2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YJFCThbU2.png og:image:alt: Terraform Backends – Local and Remote Explained og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Terraform Backends – Local and Remote Explained **[Spacelift](https://daily.dev/sources/spacelift)** · [@lonyless](https://daily.dev/lonyless) · 22 min read · 17 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Terraform backends are crucial for managing the storage and state of infrastructure deployments. They define where and how Terraform’s state data is stored and accessed, ensuring consistency across multiple runs. Common backend types include local storage and remote services like AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Google Cloud Storage. Key features include state storage, state locking, and partial configuration. Best practices include securing and encrypting state files, enabling versioning, and using state locking to prevent concurrent operations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@jazzkod** · 0 upvotes > The first half of the article is a good introduction to the topic. 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