Integration & Automation
Using a long-lived compute resource as a custom resource in AWS CloudFormation
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.
Read MoreAWS 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.
Read MoreToward a bastion-less world
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.
Read MoreAutomating Amazon CloudWatch alarms with an AWS CloudFormation macro
Tired of writing out each Amazon CloudWatch alarm within your AWS CloudFormation template? Learn how to append alarms automatically by using a CloudFormation macro.
Read MoreData analysis with SnapLogic
This post is a hands-on companion to the Data Lake with SnapLogic on AWS Quick Start. See how to use a SnapLogic pipeline to transform your input data, load it into an Amazon Redshift data warehouse, query the data in Amazon Redshift, and visualize it with Amazon QuickSight, so that you can analyze the data.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreSecuring passwords in AWS Quick Starts using AWS Secrets Manager
See how you can securely generate, store, and retrieve passwords during automated workflows by using AWS Secrets Manager and AWS CloudFormation.
Read MoreA deep dive into testing with TaskCat
The content of this post has been removed. For the most recent information, see the TaskCat documentation (https://aws-quickstart.github.io/taskcat/).
Read MoreAWS Quick Start best practices for broad customer impact
See best practices that you can apply in developing AWS Quick Starts to help gain broad customer reach and impact.
Read MoreConditionally launch AWS CloudFormation resources based on user input
Here are two patterns that you can add to AWS CloudFormation to customize automated deployments based on values provided during the launch. The first pattern is for designing nested stacks that are optional. The second pattern allows you to change template URLs based on the current scenario.
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