AWS CodeConnections Cheat Sheet

• A service that configures and manages connections between AWS resources and external code repositories.
• CodeConnections is commonly used with services like CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy to integrate with third-party source code providers.

Features

• • Connections are configurations that connect AWS resources to external code repositories (e.g., Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab)
  • Each connection is a named resource with a unique ARN used to reference it in other AWS services
  • You can work with connections via the following API operations:
    • CreateConnection: Creates a uniquely named connection.
    • DeleteConnection: Deletes a specified connection.
    • GetConnection: Returns information about a connection, including its status.
    • ListConnections: Lists connections associated with your account.
  • Hosts represent the infrastructure where a third-party provider (e.g., GitHub Enterprise Server) is installed. You create one host for all connections to that provider.
    • CreateHost: Creates a host representing the infrastructure.
    • DeleteHost: Deletes a specified host.
    • GetHost: Returns information about a host.
    • ListHosts: Lists hosts associated with your account.
  • You can manage tags for CodeConnections resources using:
    • ListTagsForResource, TagResource, and UntagResource.
  • A host created through the CLI or SDK is in ‘PENDING’ status by default. You make it ‘AVAILABLE’ by setting it up in the console.

Security

• • AWS CodeConnections uses AWS IAM to manage permissions. The service prefix for actions and resources is now ‘codeconnections’.
  • IAM actions use the new prefix, for example: ‘codeconnections:CreateConnection’, ‘codeconnections:DeleteConnection’, ‘codeconnections:GetConnection’, ‘codeconnections:ListConnections’.
  • Connections created under the new service prefix use the ARN format: ‘arn:aws:codeconnections:region:account-ID:connection/*’.
• How CodeConnections Works
  • Connections are used by AWS services (like CodePipeline) to trigger actions when a code change is made to a third-party repository.
  • To create a connection to a provider like GitHub Enterprise Server, you first create a host.
  • The console initiates a third-party handshake to complete the connection. Installations (apps like the Bitbucket app) are used to conduct this handshake.
  • Beginning July 1, 2024, the console creates connections with ‘codeconnections’ in the resource ARN.
  • CloudFormation resources for connections are now available under ‘AWS::CodeConnections::Connection’.

Pricing

• • AWS CodeConnections pricing is based on the number of active connections and the type of provider used.
  • There are no upfront costs or termination fees; you pay only for what you use.
  • Pricing may vary by region.

For current pricing details, refer to the official AWS CodeConnections pricing page.

AWS CodeConnections Cheat Sheet References:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codeconnections/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dtconsole/latest/userguide/rename.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awscodeconnections.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dtconsole/latest/userguide/welcome-connections.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/CodeStar-connections.html