FAQ

How does Terragrunt manage remote state and backend configuration?

Terragrunt can generate backend configuration and manage remote state settings in a reusable way. Its remote_state functionality supports common backend patterns and can help bootstrap state resources such as S3 buckets and DynamoDB tables for AWS, which cuts down on manual state setup and keeps configuration consistent. Backend settings can be defined once in shared configuration and inherited across units, so every environment is configured the same way instead of repeating backend blocks in each root module.

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Terragrunt for your Organization

Unlock Terragrunt’s full potential with Terragrunt Scale — purpose-built tooling that streamlines deploying and operating your infrastructure.

Automate your CI/CD

Terragrunt Pipelines

is an out-of-the-box, best practices, secure CI/CD pipeline, built for Terragrunt, by the creators of Terragrunt.

Remediate infra drift

Terragrunt Drift Detection

regularly compares your live cloud resources to your IaC and automatically opens pull requests to eliminate infrastructure drift.

Keep your IaC Fresh

Terragrunt Patcher

is a dependency management tool that keeps your OpenTofu/Terraform modules up to date, even through breaking changes.

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