Terraform .gitignore Configuration

The .gitignore file in Terraform ensures that sensitive, autogenerated, or unnecessary files are not tracked in version control. Below is an example of the recommended .gitignore for Terraform projects.

Example .gitignore Content


# Exclude Terraform state files
*.tfstate
*.tfstate.*

# Ignore backup files
*.backup

# Exclude crash log files
crash.log

# Ignore variable files containing sensitive information
*.tfvars
*.tfvars.json

# Ignore override files used for environment-specific customizations
override.tf
override.tf.json
*_override.tf
*_override.tf.json

# Exclude Terraform workspace and lock files
.terraform/
.terraform.lock.hcl

# Ignore plan files
terraform.tfplan
terraform.tfplan.*

# Exclude any custom log files
*.log

Conclusion

By adding this .gitignore configuration to your Terraform project, you can ensure that sensitive information, configuration files, and other unnecessary files are not inadvertently included in version control.

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