v1.2.3/website/docs/language/settings/backends/artifactory.mdx

---
page_title: 'Backend Type: artifactory'
description: Terraform can store state in artifactory.
---

# artifactory

Stores the state as an artifact in a given repository in
[Artifactory](https://www.jfrog.com/artifactory/).

Generic HTTP repositories are supported, and state from different
configurations may be kept at different subpaths within the repository.

-> **Note:** The URL must include the path to the Artifactory installation.
It will likely end in `/artifactory`.

This backend does **not** support [state locking](/language/state/locking).

## Example Configuration

```hcl
terraform {
  backend "artifactory" {
    username = "SheldonCooper"
    password = "AmyFarrahFowler"
    url      = "https://custom.artifactoryonline.com/artifactory"
    repo     = "foo"
    subpath  = "terraform-bar"
  }
}
```

## Data Source Configuration

```hcl
data "terraform_remote_state" "foo" {
  backend = "artifactory"
  config = {
    username = "SheldonCooper"
    password = "AmyFarrahFowler"
    url      = "https://custom.artifactoryonline.com/artifactory"
    repo     = "foo"
    subpath  = "terraform-bar"
  }
}
```

## Configuration Variables

!> **Warning:**  We recommend using environment variables to supply credentials and other sensitive data. If you use `-backend-config` or hardcode these values directly in your configuration, Terraform will include these values in both the `.terraform` subdirectory and in plan files. Refer to [Credentials and Sensitive Data](/language/settings/backends/configuration#credentials-and-sensitive-data) for details.

The following configuration options / environment variables are supported:

- `username` / `ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME` (Required) - The username
- `password` / `ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD` (Required) - The password
- `url` / `ARTIFACTORY_URL` (Required) - The URL. Note that this is the base url to artifactory not the full repo and subpath.
- `repo` (Required) - The repository name
- `subpath` (Required) - Path within the repository