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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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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Oct 04, 2025
Duration
1h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Create a CloudFormation Stack

    Use the information from the createstack.json file to create a CloudFormation stack named cfnlab.

  2. Challenge

    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.

  3. Challenge

    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.

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