Terraform Questions & Answers

Here are some common setups to fix the issue 

Mistake: Storing the Terraform state file locally or pushing it to Git

How to fix: Use a remote backend like S3, Azure Blob, or Terraform Cloud to store state securely and enable locking.

Mistake: Hardcoding values and secrets in .tf files

How to fix: Use variables and secret managers. Keep sensitive files out of version control.

Mistake: Making manual changes in the cloud console

How to fix: Manage all infrastructure only through Terraform and run terraform plan regularly.

Mistake: Not pinning Terraform and provider versions

How to fix: Define version constraints to avoid breaking changes.

Mistake: Running terraform apply without checking the plan

How to fix: Always review terraform plan and run terraform validate before applying changes.