Integration & Automation
Tag: Amazon EC2
Run code before terminating an EC2 Auto Scaling instance
Learn how to create an AWS CloudFormation template that runs code prior to terminating an EC2 Auto Scaling instance.
Introducing TaskCat v0.9
TaskCat 0.9 introduces some significant changes that aim to make TaskCat a general-purpose AWS CloudFormation testing tool.
Amazon S3 authenticated bootstrapping in AWS CloudFormation
Learn how to securely access Amazon S3 during bootstrapping by using S3-authenticated objects.
Best practices for deploying EC2 instances with AWS CloudFormation
Best practices for addressing security and access control and configuration when bootstrapping EC2 instances in the Amazon Web Services Cloud.
Speed up instance bootstrapping by using dynamically created images
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.
Logging Windows Amazon EC2 UserData activity in Amazon CloudWatch
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.