From 172d6caf04f0c8d24a51d85d9e5bed6680859251 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "charlotte.mach" Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:21:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add info on dynamodb locking multiple state files as per issue #15303 --- website/docs/backends/types/s3.html.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/website/docs/backends/types/s3.html.md b/website/docs/backends/types/s3.html.md index bdc8000e2..f30acded1 100644 --- a/website/docs/backends/types/s3.html.md +++ b/website/docs/backends/types/s3.html.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Stores the state as a given key in a given bucket on This backend also supports state locking and consistency checking via [Dynamo DB](https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/), which can be enabled by setting the `dynamodb_table` field to an existing DynamoDB table name. +A single DynamoDB table can be used to lock multiple remote state files. Terraform generates key names that include the values of the `bucket` and `key` variables. ~> **Warning!** It is highly recommended that you enable [Bucket Versioning](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/UG/enable-bucket-versioning.html)