How To Use CloudFormation for Automation

In this lesson, we will cover the foundations of CloudFormation. We will talk about what CloudFormation is, cover the anatomy of a CloudFormation template, and then create a simple CloudFormation template and deploy it so you can see the resources live. 

Learning Objectives

• A greater understanding of CloudFormation
• Be able to identify what the tool is, its benefits, the components of a CloudFormation template, how to create a template, and how to deploy a template

Intended Audience

• Those who might know what CloudFormation is conceptually but haven’t yet gotten hands-on with building their own templates
• Those who may be looking for more information on the structure of a CloudFormation template and how to start writing their own templates

Prerequisites

• You should have some experience with AWS and its basic services
• You will also need some knowledge of the JSON or YAML format
• For more information on these services, please see our existing content here:
• Compute Fundamentals for AWS
• Managing Access using IAM User Groups and Roles