From d7c43c7fd8b5f47af137fcfa649501a9193fa5be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kltm Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:01:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update PRODUCTION_PROVISION_README.md #70 --- provision/production/PRODUCTION_PROVISION_README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/provision/production/PRODUCTION_PROVISION_README.md b/provision/production/PRODUCTION_PROVISION_README.md index 941de9d..cf43a88 100644 --- a/provision/production/PRODUCTION_PROVISION_README.md +++ b/provision/production/PRODUCTION_PROVISION_README.md @@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ emacs /tmp/go-aws-credentials # update the `aws_access_key_id` and `aws_secret_ 3. Prepare and initialize the S3 Terraform backend: +"Initializing" a Terraform backend means that you are getting ready to save a bundle of EC2 and networking states to S#, so that you and other developers in the future can discover and manipulate these states in the future, bringing servers and services up and down in a coordinated way. These terraform backends are an arbitrary bundle and can be grouped as needed. In general, the production systems should all use a coordinated set, but you may create new ones for experimentation, etc. If you are trying to work with an already set state, jump to `4`; if you are experimenting, continue here with `3`. + ```bash # The S3 backend is used to store the terraform state.