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Migrate Terraform State to Terraform Cloud for Azure
In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to import Azure resources into Terraform state, view objects in Terraform state, and migrate your state to Terraform Cloud. **Note:** To complete this lab, you will need your own free Terraform Cloud account. You can sign up for a free account at [Terraform Cloud](https://app.terraform.io/public/signup).
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Challenge
Import Existing Resources into Terraform State
- Open the existing Terraform configuration file in
C:\MigrateState. - Initialize the working directory.
- Log in to Azure using the Azure CLI.
- Import the exsting resource group into your local state.
- Open the existing Terraform configuration file in
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Challenge
Inspect the Local State File
Verify the resource group has been imported into the state file using the Terraform CLI.
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Challenge
Configure a Terraform Cloud Workspace
- Create a Terraform Cloud Workspace.
- Update the
main.tffile with the cloud configuration block.
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Challenge
Migrate State to Terraform Cloud
Initialize the working directory and migrate the state file to Terraform Cloud.
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Challenge
Delete the Local State File
Delete the local state file and the state file backup.
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