Your DevOps team is currently using the local backend for your Terraform configuration. You would like to move to a remote backend to store the state file in a central location. Which of the following

The correct answer is D. Git. This is not a valid backend for Terraform, as it does not support locking or versioning of state files.The other options are valid backends that can store state files in a central location.

Submitted by satoshi_tk· Apr 18, 2026Manage Terraform State

Question

Your DevOps team is currently using the local backend for your Terraform configuration. You would like to move to a remote backend to store the state file in a central location. Which of the following backends would not work?

Options

AArtifactory
BAmazon S3
CTerraform Cloud
DGit

How the community answered

(22 responses)

A
9% (2)
C
5% (1)
D
86% (19)

Explanation

This is not a valid backend for Terraform, as it does not support locking or versioning of state files.The other options are valid backends that can store state files in a central location.

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

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