Managing Terraform State Locking in S3 Without DytnamoDB

Introduction If you’ve worked with Terraform, you’ve probably followed the standard setup: S3 for storing Terraform state DynamoDB for state locking It’s widely recommended, and most teams implement it without questioning why. But Terraform has evolved. Today, Terraform S3 backend locking can handle state locking without DynamoDB. This introduces a simpler alternative — but also raises an important question: Do you actually need DynamoDB for Terraform state locking anymore? In this guide, we’ll