Before you can use a remote backend, you must first execute terraform init.
Before you can use a remote backend, you must first execute terraform init.
Before using a remote backend, you need to run 'terraform init' to initialize your working directory, download necessary provider plugins, and configure the backend for state storage. This ensures that the setup is properly configured before any further Terraform commands are executed.
This command initializes a working directory containing Terraform configuration files, downloads provider plugins and sets up the backend for state storage