Terraform Repository Structure Checklist

Best practices for organizing and structuring your Terraform projects for maintainability and scalability.

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Create root directory structure

Critical

Create .gitignore file

Critical

Configure remote state backend

Critical

Create main configuration files

Critical

Create variable files for environments

Create reusable modules

Use modules in your configuration

Create comprehensive README

Format and validate code

Use Terraform workspaces (optional)

Set up CI/CD pipeline

Generate module documentation

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