Welcome to the AWS CloudFormation tutorial! CloudFormation is a service that allows you to create and manage a collection of related AWS resources. It provides a common language to describe and provision, in an automated and secure manner, all the infrastructure resources in your cloud environment.
Key Features
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Define your infrastructure using code, which allows for version control, collaboration, and automation.
- Automation: Automate the provisioning and management of AWS resources.
- Reusability: Reuse your infrastructure templates across different environments and projects.
Getting Started
Before you begin, make sure you have an AWS account and the AWS CLI installed.
Step 1: Create a CloudFormation Template
A CloudFormation template is a JSON or YAML file that describes your infrastructure. You can create a template from scratch or use one of the many AWS-provided templates.
Resources:
MyEC2Instance:
Type: AWS::EC2::Instance
Properties:
ImageId: ami-0c55b159cbfafe1f0
InstanceType: t2.micro
Step 2: Create a Stack
A stack is a collection of resources that are created from a CloudFormation template. To create a stack, use the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK.
aws cloudformation create-stack --stack-name my-stack --template-body file://my-template.yaml
Step 3: View and Manage Your Resources
Once your stack is created, you can view and manage your resources in the AWS Management Console.
Additional Resources
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