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layout: "remotestate"
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page_title: "Remote State Backend: s3"
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sidebar_current: "docs-state-remote-s3"
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description: |-
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Terraform can store the state remotely, making it easier to version and work with in a team.
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---
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# S3
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Stores the state as a given key in a given bucket on [Amazon
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S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/).
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~> **Warning!** It is highly recommended that you enable
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[Bucket Versioning](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/UG/enable-bucket-versioning.html)
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on the S3 bucket to allow for state recovery in the case of accidental deletions and human error.
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## Using S3 for Remote State
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To enable remote state on S3 we run the `terraform remote config`
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command like so:
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```
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terraform remote config \
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-backend=s3 \
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-backend-config="bucket=terraform-state-prod" \
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-backend-config="key=network/terraform.tfstate" \
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-backend-config="region=us-east-1"
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```
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This assumes we have a bucket created called `terraform-state-prod`. The
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Terraform state is written to the file `terraform.tfstate` in a folder
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called `network`.
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-> **Note:** Passing credentials directly via configuration options will
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make them included in cleartext inside the persisted state. Use of
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environment variables or a configuration file is recommended.
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## Using the S3 remote state
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To make use of the S3 remote state we can use the
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[`terraform_remote_state` data
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source](/docs/providers/terraform/d/remote_state.html).
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```
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data "terraform_remote_state" "foo" {
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backend = "s3"
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config {
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bucket = "terraform-state-prod"
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key = "network/terraform.tfstate"
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region = "us-east-1"
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}
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}
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```
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The `terraform_remote_state` data source will return all of the root outputs
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defined in the referenced remote state, an example output might look like:
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```
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data.terraform_remote_state.network:
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id = 2016-10-29 01:57:59.780010914 +0000 UTC
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addresses.# = 2
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addresses.0 = 52.207.220.222
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addresses.1 = 54.196.78.166
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backend = s3
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config.% = 3
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config.bucket = terraform-state-prod
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config.key = network/terraform.tfstate
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config.region = us-east-1
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elb_address = web-elb-790251200.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com
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public_subnet_id = subnet-1e05dd33
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```
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## Configuration variables
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The following configuration options or environment variables are supported:
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* `bucket` - (Required) The name of the S3 bucket.
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* `key` - (Required) The path to the state file inside the bucket.
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* `region` / `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` - (Optional) The region of the S3
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bucket.
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* `endpoint` / `AWS_S3_ENDPOINT` - (Optional) A custom endpoint for the
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S3 API.
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* `encrypt` - (Optional) Whether to enable [server side
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encryption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UsingServerSideEncryption.html)
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of the state file.
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* `acl` - [Canned
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ACL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/acl-overview.html#canned-acl)
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to be applied to the state file.
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* `access_key` / `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` - (Optional) AWS access key.
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* `secret_key` / `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` - (Optional) AWS secret access key.
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* `kms_key_id` - (Optional) The ARN of a KMS Key to use for encrypting
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the state.
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* `profile` - (Optional) This is the AWS profile name as set in the
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shared credentials file.
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* `shared_credentials_file` - (Optional) This is the path to the
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shared credentials file. If this is not set and a profile is specified,
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`~/.aws/credentials` will be used.
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* `token` - (Optional) Use this to set an MFA token. It can also be
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sourced from the `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN` environment variable.
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