A "backend" in Terraform determines how state is loaded and how an operation such as apply is executed. Which of the following is not a supported backend type?

The correct answer is C. Github. GitHub is not a supported Terraform backend type. Terraform backends are responsible for storing state and optionally performing operations. Supported backends include S3, Consul, Artifactory, Terraform Enterprise (remote backend), azurerm, gcs, and others. GitHub is a code…

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ATerraform enterprise
BConsul
CGithub
DS3
EArtifactory

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Explanation

GitHub is not a supported Terraform backend type. Terraform backends are responsible for storing state and optionally performing operations. Supported backends include S3, Consul, Artifactory, Terraform Enterprise (remote backend), azurerm, gcs, and others. GitHub is a code hosting platform and has no role as a Terraform state backend. If you want to store state remotely and use GitHub for source control, you would pair GitHub with a separate backend like S3 or Terraform Cloud.

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#Terraform backends#Remote state#State management#Backend configuration

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