From 4e4f6b3f42659f9caeb07de90c042b01c9dbce0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Fagerlund Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:00:34 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] website: Restore note about standard vs. enhanced backends --- website/docs/language/settings/backends/index.html.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/docs/language/settings/backends/index.html.md b/website/docs/language/settings/backends/index.html.md index 2e501e0f2..6e477c5ef 100644 --- a/website/docs/language/settings/backends/index.html.md +++ b/website/docs/language/settings/backends/index.html.md @@ -98,3 +98,13 @@ target Terraform Cloud workspace determine whether operations run remotely or locally. If local operations are configured, Terraform uses the `remote` backend for state and the `local` backend for operations, like with the other state backends. + +### Backend Types + +Terraform's backends are divided into two main types, according to how they +handle state and operations: + +- **Enhanced** backends can both store state and perform operations. There are + only two enhanced backends: `local` and `remote`. +- **Standard** backends only store state, and rely on the `local` backend for + performing operations.