Terraform init sometimes fails in CI/CD pipelines when authenticating to remote backend. Here’s how I fixed it using service principal and storage configuration updates.

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Azure DevOps pipeline stuck on ‘Initialize job’? Step-by-step fix Ever had your Azure DevOps pipeline hang at the very first step – Initialize job – and not move forward? This issue is frustrating and common — especially with self-hosted agents, permissions misconfiguration, or pipeline resource locks. Let’s break down …

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If you’re running Terraform in Azure DevOps and see this: Error: Error acquiring the state lock: state blob is already locked You’re facing a Terraform state lock issue — and it can block your pipeline! What Causes It? A previous run crashed or was canceled Two pipelines tried to modify state simultaneously State is …

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Ever pushed code and expected the pipeline to run… but nothing happens? This is one of the most common issues teams face after setting up YAML-based Azure Pipelines. Symptoms No pipeline run triggered after pushing code Manual runs work fine Pipeline shows: No CI trigger found for this repo Common Causes Missing …

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Does your build or deployment fail after 60 minutes? You might be hitting a default timeout on Azure Pipelines. Error Message [error]The job was canceled after reaching the timeout limit of 60 minutes. Default Limits Microsoft-hosted agents: 60 minutes per job (can be increased) Self-hosted agents: You control the …

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