cloudformation

cloudformation

1. template

   • yaml or json
   • upload to cloudformation using s3
     • makes bucket to store templates
   • fields
     • AWSTemplateFormatVersion - always 2010-09-09 description metadata parameters conditions mappings transform resources outputs

2. pricing

   • charged for resource use

3. reads template, makes api calls

4. serverless application model: SAM

   • integration:
     • APIs lambda dynamodb
   • cli interface
     • package, upload, deploy code
     • sam package
       • parameters: take yml template output sam template upload deployment package to s3
     • sam deploy
       • parameters: take sam template name stack create iam role to let function execute
   • need to say its sam in transform

5. nested stacks

   • reuse code from other template