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     1  ---
     2  layout: "remotestate"
     3  page_title: "Remote State Backend: azure"
     4  sidebar_current: "docs-state-remote-azure"
     5  description: |-
     6    Terraform can store the state remotely, making it easier to version and work with in a team.
     7  ---
     8  
     9  # azure
    10  
    11  Stores the state as a given key in a given bucket on [Microsoft Azure Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-introduction/).
    12  
    13  -> **Note:** Passing credentials directly via config options will
    14  make them included in cleartext inside the persisted state.
    15  Use of environment variables or config file is recommended.
    16  
    17  ## Example Usage
    18  
    19  ```
    20  terraform remote config \
    21    -backend=azure \
    22    -backend-config="storage_account_name=terraform123abc" \
    23    -backend-config="container_name=terraform-state" \
    24    -backend-config="key=prod.terraform.tfstate"
    25  ```
    26  
    27  ## Example Referencing
    28  
    29  ```hcl
    30  # setup remote state data source
    31  data "terraform_remote_state" "foo" {
    32    backend = "azure"
    33    config {
    34      storage_account_name = "terraform123abc"
    35      container_name       = "terraform-state"
    36      key                  = "prod.terraform.tfstate"
    37    }
    38  }
    39  ```
    40  
    41  ## Configuration variables
    42  
    43  The following configuration options are supported:
    44  
    45   * `storage_account_name` - (Required) The name of the storage account
    46   * `container_name` - (Required) The name of the container to use within the storage account
    47   * `key` - (Required) The key where to place/look for state file inside the container
    48   * `access_key` / `ARM_ACCESS_KEY` - (Required) Storage account access key