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[TRIAGE] OpenTofu state backend — local file (gitignored) vs Terraform Cloud vs Cloudflare R2? completed task critical 2026-03-10T23:32:05Z 2026-03-10T23:32:05Z
This is a triage decision ticket. It must be resolved before dependent implementation tickets can proceed. OpenTofu state backend: should the `.tfstate` file be stored locally (gitignored), in Terraform Cloud (free tier), or in Cloudflare R2 (S3-compatible backend)? 1. **Local file** — simplest, but state is lost if the machine changes and cannot be shared. Suitable for solo development. 2. **Terraform Cloud** — free tier available, remote state with locking. Requires a Terraform Cloud account. 3. **Cloudflare R2** — S3-compatible, keeps state within Cloudflare ecosystem. Requires an R2 bucket and API credentials. **Decision: Local file backend (gitignored).**

Rationale:

  • quotesdb is a solo developer project — no team, no CI/CD pipeline that needs shared state.
  • Infrastructure is small (1 Worker + 1 D1 + 1 Pages project). If state is lost, all resources can be recovered via tofu import.
  • Terraform Cloud: unnecessary HashiCorp account dependency with no benefit for solo use.
  • Cloudflare R2: chicken-and-egg problem — the R2 bucket itself must be manually bootstrapped before it can serve as the OpenTofu backend, adding setup complexity and extra credential scope.
  • Local file: zero extra accounts, zero extra credentials, immediate to set up.

Implementation (see ticket 2d1371):

  • infra/terraform.tf: use default local backend (no backend block needed — local is the OpenTofu default).
  • infra/.gitignore: ignore *.tfstate, *.tfstate.backup, .terraform/, .terraform.lock.hcl.
  • infra/README.md: document that state is local and how to recover with tofu import if lost.
`chore(quotesdb): resolve triage — opentofu-state-backend-local-file-gitignored-vs-terraform-cl`