Integration & Automation
Author: Jay McConnell
Use Python to manage third-party resources in AWS CloudFormation
Use Python and AWS CloudFormation to create, register, and use a resource type.
Introducing TaskCat v0.9
TaskCat 0.9 introduces some significant changes that aim to make TaskCat a general-purpose AWS CloudFormation testing tool.
AWS CloudFormation custom resource creation with Python, AWS Lambda, and crhelper
Learn how to create robust AWS CloudFormation custom resources by using the custom resource helper (crhelper) and AWS Lambda.
A tale from the trenches: The CloudBees Core on AWS Quick Start
David B. Schott, Senior Business Development Engineer at CloudBees, Inc., details his technology adventures building, with a tight deadline and a learning curve, a Quick Start for the CloudBees Core CI/CD product.
Multiple-account, multiple-Region AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation nested stacks execute in the same account and AWS Region as the parent stack. This post shows you how to nest stacks in different accounts, Regions, or IAM identities.
Deploying AWS Lambda functions using AWS CloudFormation (the portable way)
AWS Lambda requires its source code to be hosted in an Amazon S3 bucket in the same AWS Region as the Lambda function, which poses challenges when writing AWS CloudFormation templates that are portable across different regions. This post discusses three patterns to address that at stack.