diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a9e8a0c..f5f81f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 *.tfstate
 *.tfstate.*
 
+# Backend config public ignore
+backend.hcl
+
 # Crash log files
 crash.log
 crash.*.log
diff --git a/.terraform.lock.hcl b/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..831c6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version     = "5.39.0"
+  constraints = ">= 4.0.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:isoOv/JipnnPD3j8Df6XwGU1i4egjlygrgBv0RfsZ7g=",
+    "zh:01e405306470ed784bc9d38dbaeff394bd2c0f7d58e5592c5d0165c87d84e4b0",
+    "zh:0328fbd42a91e50601318d2c364a80ebd3b4e5755c85df6fafd2fed80bc54598",
+    "zh:042420e08d1ef1e2ed51c394539a6db27e031bedb9eaa19db9ccaf9fa93b9b36",
+    "zh:47dee460b2c06676e16f5070fff71e5e9eb24b74bcd7b4f7b53eea8ebd3c972f",
+    "zh:49c34f21a05bf5150e3a0a87c997fcd831ae81e3f2df86191e2fdd231525b585",
+    "zh:4d5a98726216e260296bdc13e562179a743ef4738b65154da697c2d9e9eb5c9b",
+    "zh:7fb08af13c868d8d20519b373eeb6707a0cea078495123e28e71727993474f53",
+    "zh:9b12af85486a96aedd8d7984b0ff811a4b42e3d88dad1a3fb4c0b580d04fa425",
+    "zh:a57e7e44f79991e55be02f2b147a433b5a2690188be0510409b79e9b00e37009",
+    "zh:aeeb120cd6245f67ae3e52e13005c2dc1f091787564dd6b39ee6c05b2c239c53",
+    "zh:b5d39c6e55d0355f9fd93a802355166bd27edaf9acb753b190562474447674b2",
+    "zh:cfcc1922b380db5f90fd5ffc1e49fb9f316e6c41de4603f65b05d20ace72e15e",
+    "zh:d221d8cea09229743d2647944c0420a8e9e5d7e3ff088b30cbce85a8b051dcab",
+    "zh:dccca0239df6d39686b0f0947040b3c0e1270a4bab268c402b742cf5a7759296",
+    "zh:ef0564fb70e8210db9bf472f662e093a1a1f204a1c1cb46467231be1a78882f3",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87f393e..49739a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # terraform-s3-remote-state
 
+A gruntwork.io implementation of a Terraform remote state backend using S3 for state file storage and DynamoDB for locking.
+
+See more [here](https://blog.gruntwork.io/how-to-manage-terraform-state-28f5697e68fa)
diff --git a/providers.tf b/providers.tf
index 2f1c658..09ded84 100644
--- a/providers.tf
+++ b/providers.tf
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 terraform {
     backend "s3" {
-        bucket         = "omnicognate-terraform-state"
-        key            = "global/s3/terraform.tfstate"
-        region         = "eu-north-1"
-        dynamodb_table = "omnicognate-terraform-locks"
-        encrypt        = true
+        # PROVIDE THIS KEY ... FILE ISOLATION
+        key = "global/s3/terraform.tfstate"
+        # PROVIDE THIS KEY ... FILE ISOLATION
     }
     required_version = ">= 1.0.0"
     required_providers {
diff --git a/terraform.tfvars.example b/terraform.tfvars.example
deleted file mode 100644
index e7ca01c..0000000
--- a/terraform.tfvars.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# === user vars ===
-role_arn = ""
-
-# === required core vars ===
-aws_region = "eu-north-1"