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Create a DynamoDB Table Using CloudFormation

In this lab scenario, Alfredo of Alfredo's Pizza is building a web application to manage his supply and food inventory. He's looking for help to provision his database infrastructure, which will hold his data. You'll use CloudFormation to write the desired state of the infrastructure using code, which includes a DynamoDB table to hold inventory items. You’ll first launch the resources in his development environment, but the template can later be used to launch a stack in the test and production environments as well. By the end of this lab, you'll have a good understanding of infrastructure as code using CloudFormation.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 01, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Review and Download the CloudFormation Template

    Review and download the CloudFormation template.

  2. Challenge

    Launch the CloudFormation Stack

    Upload the CloudFormation template, and launch the stack to create the DynamoDB table.

  3. Challenge

    Verify the DynamoDB Table Was Created

    Verify that the Inventory table was correctly created.

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