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Getting Started with CloudFormation
CloudFormation is a powerful automation service within AWS. It can be used to create simple or complex sets of infrastructure any number of times. This hands-on lab provides a gentle introduction to CloudFormation, using it to create and update a number of S3 buckets. By the end of this hands-on lab, you will be comfortable using CloudFormation and can begin experimenting with your own templates.
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Challenge
Create a CloudFormation Stack
Use the information from the createstack.json file to create a CloudFormation stack named cfnlab.
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Update the CloudFormation Stack to Add an S3 Bucket
Use the updatestack1.json file to update the cfnlab stack. This update will add a new S3 bucket named dogpics to the stack.
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Update the CloudFormation Stack to Rename the S3 Bucket
Open the updatestack2.json file in a text editor.
Locate the bucket name "catsareawesome123" in the file. Modify the characters following "catsareawesome123" to create a unique bucket name (e.g., "catsareawesome123myuniquebucket").
Save the file, then update the cfnlab stack using the modified updatestack2.json file. This will replace the existing bucket with the new name.
What's a lab?
Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.
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Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
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