Category: AWS CloudFormation

Learn how to build an AMI from an Amazon EC2 instance at CloudFormation launch time, and then use the AMI for fast bootstrapping of the Auto Scaling group instances.

Track what is happening with your Amazon EC2 instance at creation time by leveraging CloudWatch to externalize log data. Use AWS Secrets Manager for credential security with PowerShell scripts, and create a reusable AWS CloudFormation template.

While Quick Start reference architectures eliminate code that customers would have to write themselves, technology partners actively contribute to improve the standards and feature sets. As an example, read about how Alfresco achieved key enhancements to the Amazon EKS Architecture Quick Start.

In this second post of a two-part series, learn how to enhance the security of your bastion hosts by using Amazon EC2 Instance Connect. With EC2 Instance Connect, you no longer have to associate a key pair to the instance, and you don’t need to permanently add user keys to authorized keys.

Learn how to extend AWS CloudFormation by using AWS CodeBuild as a long-lived compute environment. This example is based on the AWX Quick Start.

Learn how to create robust AWS CloudFormation custom resources by using the custom resource helper (crhelper) and AWS Lambda.

Looking for a way to improve your security posture by eliminating open ports on your private Amazon EC2 instances? Learn how you can use the AWS Systems Manager Session Manager to securely connect to your instances without requiring open ports or a key pair.

Tired of writing out each Amazon CloudWatch alarm within your AWS CloudFormation template? Learn how to append alarms automatically by using a CloudFormation macro.

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.

See how you can securely generate, store, and retrieve passwords during automated workflows by using AWS Secrets Manager and AWS CloudFormation.