Creating and switching workspaces in Terraform - Quick Revision & Summary

Recall & Review

beginner

What is a Terraform workspace?

A Terraform workspace is like a separate environment where you can manage different versions of your infrastructure independently, similar to having different folders for different projects.

beginner

How do you create a new workspace in Terraform?

Use the command terraform workspace new <workspace_name> to create a new workspace.

beginner

How can you switch to an existing workspace?

Use terraform workspace select <workspace_name> to switch to an existing workspace.

beginner

What command lists all available Terraform workspaces?

Use terraform workspace list to see all workspaces in your current Terraform project.

intermediate

Why use Terraform workspaces instead of separate projects?

Workspaces let you manage multiple environments (like dev, test, prod) in the same project without copying files, making it easier to keep infrastructure consistent and organized.

Which command creates a new Terraform workspace?

A terraform workspace new myworkspace

B terraform workspace select myworkspace

C terraform init myworkspace

D terraform apply myworkspace

The command terraform workspace new <name> creates a new workspace.

How do you switch to an existing workspace named 'test'?

A terraform workspace new test

B terraform workspace select test

C terraform switch test

D terraform workspace use test

Use terraform workspace select test to switch to the 'test' workspace.

What does terraform workspace list show?

A All Terraform projects on your machine

B All Terraform versions installed

C All workspaces in the current Terraform project

D All resources in the current workspace

It lists all workspaces available in the current Terraform project.

Why might you use workspaces in Terraform?

A To speed up Terraform apply

B To write code faster

C To store secrets securely

D To manage multiple environments like dev and prod separately

Workspaces help manage different environments independently within the same project.

What happens if you run terraform workspace select with a workspace name that does not exist?

A Terraform returns an error

B Terraform switches to the default workspace

C Terraform creates the workspace automatically

D Terraform deletes the current workspace

Terraform returns an error because the workspace does not exist.

Explain how to create and switch between Terraform workspaces.

Think of workspaces as separate folders for different environments.

Describe why using Terraform workspaces can be helpful in managing infrastructure.

Imagine managing different rooms in the same house instead of building new houses.