GCS backend configuration in Terraform - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to specify the backend type for Google Cloud Storage in Terraform.

Terraform

terraform {
  backend "[1]" {
    bucket = "my-terraform-state"
    prefix = "terraform/state"
  }
}

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Alocal

Bgcs

Cazurerm

Ds3

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Common Mistakes

Using 's3' instead of 'gcs' for the backend type.

Using 'local' which stores state on the local machine.

The backend type for Google Cloud Storage in Terraform is gcs. This tells Terraform to store state files in a GCS bucket.

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medium

Complete the code to specify the GCS bucket name in the backend configuration.

Terraform

terraform {
  backend "gcs" {
    bucket = "[1]"
    prefix = "terraform/state"
  }
}

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Amy-terraform-state

Bmy-project-bucket

Cterraform-state-bucket

Dstate-bucket-123

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Common Mistakes

Using a bucket name that does not exist.

Leaving the bucket name blank.

The bucket name should match the actual GCS bucket where Terraform state is stored. Here, 'my-terraform-state' is used as an example bucket name.

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hard

Fix the error in the backend configuration by completing the missing prefix value.

Terraform

terraform {
  backend "gcs" {
    bucket = "my-terraform-state"
    prefix = "[1]"
  }
}

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Aterraform/state

Bstate/terraform

Cterraformstate

Dstate

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Common Mistakes

Using an invalid or empty prefix.

Using a prefix without a slash which can cause confusion.

The prefix defines the folder path inside the bucket where the state files are stored. 'terraform/state' is a common and clear prefix.

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hard

Fill both blanks to configure the backend with project and credentials file.

Terraform

terraform {
  backend "gcs" {
    bucket      = "my-terraform-state"
    prefix      = "terraform/state"
    project     = "[1]"
    credentials = "[2]"
  }
}

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Amy-gcp-project

B/path/to/credentials.json

Ccredentials.json

Dgcp-project-123

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Common Mistakes

Using just the filename for credentials instead of full path.

Using wrong project ID format.

The project is your Google Cloud project ID, and credentials is the path to your service account JSON file for authentication.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the backend configuration with bucket, prefix, and project.

Terraform

terraform {
  backend "gcs" {
    bucket  = "[1]"
    prefix  = "[2]"
    project = "[3]"
  }
}

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Aterraform-state-bucket

Bterraform/state

Cmy-gcp-project

Dstate/terraform

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up prefix and project values.

Using invalid bucket names.

The bucket is the GCS bucket name, prefix is the folder path inside the bucket, and project is the Google Cloud project ID.