terraform-state-managerlisted

# Terraform State Manager This skill provides safe workflows for Terraform state operations and troubleshooting. ## When to Use Use this skill when: - Importing existing infrastructure into Terraform - Moving resources to different addresses (renaming) - Removing resources from state without destroying them - Migrating state between backends (local to S3, etc.) - Recovering from state corruption or conflicts - Splitting or merging state files ## Critical Safety Rules **ALWAYS follow these rules when working with state:** 1. **Backup first**: Create state backup before any operation 2. **Plan after**: Run `terraform plan` after state changes to verify 3. **One at a time**: Make incremental changes, not bulk operations 4. **Test in non-prod**: Practice state operations in dev/test first 5. **Version control**: Commit code changes with state operations ## Common Operations ### 1. Import Existing Resources **Workflow:** ```bash # Step 1: Write the resource configuration in .tf file # Step 2: Import the resource terraform import <resource_address> <resource_id> # Step 3: Verify with plan (should show no changes) terraform plan ``` **Example - Import AWS S3 Bucket:** ```hcl # 1. Add to main.tf resource "aws_s3_bucket" "existing" { bucket = "my-existing-bucket" } # 2. Import terraform import aws_s3_bucket.existing my-existing-bucket # 3. Verify terraform plan # Should show: No changes ``` **Tips:** - Find resource ID format in provider docs - Import one resource a