Backend "http"

GitLab 13.0 (2020) can be used as an HTTP backend for Terraform.

terraform {
  backend "http" {}
}

terraform init \
 -backend-config="address=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345678/terraform/state/myapp" \
 -backend-config="lock_address=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345678/terraform/state/myapp/lock" \
 -backend-config="unlock_address=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345678/terraform/state/myapp/lock" \
 -backend-config="lock_method=POST" \
 -backend-config="unlock_method=DELETE" \
 -backend-config="username=YOUR_USERNAME" \
 -backend-config="password=YOUR_PAT"

See also

• Terraform backends: S3, dynamodb_table, GCS, remote (Terraform Cloud), backend.tf, http