Creating Simple and Reusable CloudFormation Templates

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Creating Simple and Reusable CloudFormation Templates

In this hands-on lab, you are tasked with optimizing CloudFormation templates so that they are highly reusable.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Sep 25, 2025

Duration

45m

Challenge

Review Templates for Reusability
- Review lab1.yml for reusability.
- Review lab1_s3.yml for reusability.
- Review multinest.json for reusability.
Challenge

Remove Secrets from Templates
- Move hard-coded secrets or IDs to Parameter Store.
- Edit the template to reference the variables in Parameter Store.

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