How To Use CloudFormation for Automation

Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 2 minutes and 13 seconds
Students: 739
Rating: 4.8/5

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

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