From fcc6b7ac7f4eeb2c9259d4c777e4a869f1b176c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Judith Malnick Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 09:48:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add TFC to state doc (#32836) * add TFC to state doc * Update website/docs/language/state/index.mdx Co-authored-by: rita <8647768+ritsok@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: rita <8647768+ritsok@users.noreply.github.com> --- website/docs/language/state/index.mdx | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/docs/language/state/index.mdx b/website/docs/language/state/index.mdx index ca2b1445af..96e5a2e1de 100644 --- a/website/docs/language/state/index.mdx +++ b/website/docs/language/state/index.mdx @@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ resources to your configuration, keep track of metadata, and to improve performance for large infrastructures. This state is stored by default in a local file named "terraform.tfstate", -but it can also be stored remotely, which works better in a team environment. +but we recommend [storing it in Terraform Cloud](/terraform/cloud-docs/migrate) +to version, encrypt, and securely share it with your team. -Terraform uses this local state to create plans and make changes to your +Terraform uses state to determine which changes to make to your infrastructure. Prior to any operation, Terraform does a [refresh](/terraform/cli/commands/refresh) to update the state with the real infrastructure.