diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index f457a6e..6960264 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-terraform {
-  backend "local" {
-    path = "${var.HOME}/Nextcloud/tofu/terraform.tfstate"
-  }
-}
-
 module "lxc" {
   source = "./proxmox_lxc_container"
 
diff --git a/providers.tf b/providers.tf
index 2f1eea4..8bb43c9 100644
--- a/providers.tf
+++ b/providers.tf
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ terraform {
       version = "0.76.0"
     }
   }
+
+  backend "s3" {
+    bucket = "opentofu"
+    region = "garage"
+    key    = "homelab/terraform.tfstate"
+    endpoints = {
+      s3 = "https://garage.mateu.be"
+    }
+    use_path_style              = true
+    skip_credentials_validation = true
+    skip_region_validation      = true
+    skip_requesting_account_id  = true
+    skip_metadata_api_check     = true
+  }
 }
 
 provider "proxmox" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 2a7997f..1f69936 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-variable "HOME" {
-  type = string
-}
-
 variable "lxc_containers" {
   description = "Complete declarative description of a machine"
   type = map(object({