How do I manage state and backends for GitHub Actions in Chef?

Managing state and backends for GitHub Actions in Chef is essential for maintaining environment consistency and automating workflows. This process involves configuring the backend service where state files are stored, allowing for collaboration in workflows. Following best practices can help streamline those interactions securely and efficiently.
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// Example of setting up a backend for Terraform in Chef's GitHub Actions workflow "CI" { on = "push" resolves = ["Deploy"] } action "Deploy" { uses = "hashicorp/terraform-github-actions@v1" args = "apply" secrets = ["TF_VAR_example_secret"] env = { "TF_BACKEND_BUCKET" = "your-backend-bucket-name" "TF_BACKEND_REGION" = "us-west-2" } }

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