github.com/loicalbertin/terraform@v0.6.15-0.20170626182346-8e2583055467/website/docs/backends/types/index.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "backend-types" 3 page_title: "Backend: Supported Backend Types" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-backends-types-index" 5 description: |- 6 Terraform can store the state remotely, making it easier to version and work with in a team. 7 --- 8 9 # Backend Types 10 11 This section documents the various backend types supported by Terraform. 12 If you're not familiar with backends, please 13 [read the sections about backends](/docs/backends/index.html) first. 14 15 Backends may support differing levels of features in Terraform. We differentiate 16 these by calling a backend either **standard** or **enhanced**. All backends 17 must implement **standard** functionality. These are defined below: 18 19 * **Standard**: State management, functionality covered in 20 [State Storage & Locking](/docs/backends/state.html) 21 22 * **Enhanced**: Everything in standard plus 23 [remote operations](/docs/backends/operations.html). 24 25 The backends are separated in the left by standard and enhanced.