github.com/rvichery/terraform@v0.11.10/website/docs/backends/types/local.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "backend-types" 3 page_title: "Backend Type: local" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-backends-types-enhanced-local" 5 description: |- 6 Terraform can store the state remotely, making it easier to version and work with in a team. 7 --- 8 9 # local 10 11 **Kind: Enhanced** 12 13 The local backend stores state on the local filesystem, locks that 14 state using system APIs, and performs operations locally. 15 16 ## Example Configuration 17 18 ```hcl 19 terraform { 20 backend "local" { 21 path = "relative/path/to/terraform.tfstate" 22 } 23 } 24 ``` 25 26 ## Example Reference 27 28 ```hcl 29 data "terraform_remote_state" "foo" { 30 backend = "local" 31 32 config { 33 path = "${path.module}/../../terraform.tfstate" 34 } 35 } 36 ``` 37 38 ## Configuration variables 39 40 The following configuration options are supported: 41 42 * `path` - (Optional) The path to the `tfstate` file. This defaults to 43 "terraform.tfstate" relative to the root module by default.