GitLab Pipelines/CI
**Q:** My branch pipeline fails with weird errors related to Terraform.
**A:** The very first thing you should try is clearing the runner caches. Go to CI/CD → Pipelines → click the Clear Runner Cache button at the top. Retry your pipeline.
**Q:** I get an error `HTTP remote state endpoint requires auth` in the `init` stage of my branch's pipeline. I've already tried clearing caches.
**A:** The branch must be protected for the pipeline to succeed. Go to Settings → Repository → Protected Branches and add yours (push by maintainers, merge by maintainers, no force push). Retry your pipeline.
**Q:** I get an error `VM 000 not found` in the `create` stage of my branch's pipeline. I've already tried clearing caches.
**A:** Terraform states are pushed to the GitLab server. If the Terraform state gets out of sync with reality (did you delete a guest manually), this state must be reset, In the project, go to Infrastructure → Terraform, find the state for your branch, and remove it.