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I have a terraform state file in local which we want to migrate it to GCP cloud as a remote backend. I have created the bucket named "dns-zone" and added the existing tfstate file named terraform.tfstate into the bucket folder named "dns-folder".

The backend code looks like this:

terraform {
  backend "gcs" {
    bucket  = "dns-zone"
    prefix  = "dns-folder"
  }
}

after that I ran the command "terraform init -migrate-state".

now its creating the new tfstate file as "default.tfstate" in the bucket location instead of using the previuos state file (terraform.tfstate). And when i try to run terraform plan it shows whole infra to create which is already exists.

Please help me to resolve this issue.

I have a terraform state file in local which we want to migrate it to GCP cloud as a remote backend. I have created the bucket named "dns-zone" and added the existing tfstate file named terraform.tfstate into the bucket folder named "dns-folder".

The backend code looks like this:

terraform {
  backend "gcs" {
    bucket  = "dns-zone"
    prefix  = "dns-folder"
  }
}

after that I ran the command "terraform init -migrate-state".

now its creating the new tfstate file as "default.tfstate" in the bucket location instead of using the previuos state file (terraform.tfstate). And when i try to run terraform plan it shows whole infra to create which is already exists.

Please help me to resolve this issue.

• google-cloud-platform
• terraform
• terraform-provider-gcp

Share Improve this question Follow asked Nov 22, 2024 at 11:56 MaheshMahesh 1111 bronze badge 1

• does it matter if its called default.tfstate? The docs say Named states for workspaces are stored in an object called <prefix>/<name>.tfstate. When you dont specify a workspace then terraform uses the workspace called default. You can see this when you run terraform workspace list – Chris Doyle Commented Nov 22, 2024 at 16:51

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When working with the state, I always use and recommend using the terraform state ... commands to ensure terraform does everything necessary to keep track of it. In your case, you would use terraform state push <path/to/your/terraform.tfstate> to get your local state into your remote backend. https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands/state/push

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