Question

A platform team is packaging a reusable networking module to publish on the public Terraform Registry. During their review, a colleague asks which files make up the minimum recommended standard module structure that the Registry expects for a root module. Which combination of files best represents the conventional standard module structure?

Accepted Answer

main.tf, variables.tf, and outputs.tf in the module's root directory

Answer

terraform.tfstate and terraform.tfvars committed alongside the module code

Answer

backend.tf and provider.tf defining the remote state and provider credentials

Answer

a single .terraformrc file containing all resources, variables, and outputs