Before Terraform touches anything, it checks three things.
You'll learn to
tell the configuration, the state and the real infrastructure apart, and say what plan compares
Recap
- 1Configuration (.tf files) = what you want
- 2State = what Terraform remembers it built
- 3Real infrastructure = what exists. Plan compares, apply closes the gap
Check yourself
You delete a file Terraform created, outside Terraform. What does the next plan show?
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