Reference entries on Terraform provider requirements, provider configurations, aliases, and state.
Terraform providers and state solve different problems: providers communicate with remote APIs, while state identifies the remote objects Terraform manages. These entries clarify the terms that are often confused in everyday configuration work.
| Entry | Focus |
|---|---|
| Provider requirements and lock files | Provider source addresses, constraints, configuration, and the dependency lock file. |
| Provider aliases and state | Several configurations of a provider and the mappings held in state. |