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environment docs
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@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Environments are a way to create multiple states that contain
their own data so a single set of Terraform configurations can manage
multiple distinct sets of resources.
Environments are currently supported by the following backends:
* [Consul](/docs/backends/types/consul.html)
* [S3](/docs/backends/types/s3.html)
## Using Environments
Terraform starts with a single environment named "default". This
@ -120,7 +125,9 @@ For local state, Terraform stores the state environments in a folder
For [remote state](/docs/state/remote.html), the environments are stored
directly in the configured [backend](/docs/backends). For example, if you
use [Consul](/docs/backends/types/consul.html), the environments are stored
by suffixing the state path with the environment name.
by suffixing the state path with the environment name. To ensure that
environment names are stored correctly and safely in all backends, the name
must be valid to use in a URL path segment without escaping.
The important thing about environment internals is that environments are
meant to be a shared resource. They aren't a private, local-only notion