Best practices for managing Terraform State files in AWS CI/CD Pipeline

This article explains best practices for managing Terraform state files when using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments on AWS in a CI/CD pipeline.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Challenges with handling state files locally and the need for a remote backend
• Best practices for state file management using Amazon S3 for storage and Amazon DynamoDB for locking
• AWS configurations for setting up an S3 bucket, DynamoDB table, and IAM policies to manage state files securely
• An example architecture and implementation steps to use Terraform state files in an AWS CI/CD pipeline with CodeCommit, CodeBuild, and Lambda
• Conclusion highlighting the benefits of the approach and additional resources