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Automate CloudFront Invalidation via Slack

2024-10-25T10:03:51+00:00

In today's digital age where most people are using gadgets, we're likely familiar with the term "cache". Most of us first hear about cache when looking to free up storage or improve performance on our mobile devices especially for android users. If we look at our device's settings then navigate to the storage of an application, we will see two options: one is to delete the app entirely, and the other one is to clear its cache. Of course if you're still using your application, you'll click the second option. And after it, voila! Your application seems to run smoother. [...]

Automate CloudFront Invalidation via Slack2024-10-25T10:03:51+00:00

Real-Time AWS Health Dashboard Updates via Slack Notifications

2024-09-02T06:38:58+00:00

In an organization or for users that use cloud services, staying updated with the status and health of cloud services is crucial. It's not just about maintaining operational efficiency and minimizing downtime; it's also about peace of mind and ensuring a seamless experience for both the team and customers. The AWS Health Dashboard provides detailed information about the health of AWS services and resources. To ensure timely awareness of any issues or updates, integrating the AWS Health Dashboard with communication tools like Slack can be highly effective. This integration allows for real-time notifications, ensuring that relevant teams are immediately informed [...]

Real-Time AWS Health Dashboard Updates via Slack Notifications2024-09-02T06:38:58+00:00

How to Implement CloudFormation Creation Policy on Ubuntu

2024-05-14T03:55:22+00:00

Welcome to our guide on implementing AWS CloudFormation Creation Policy on Ubuntu! If you're diving into cloud infrastructure management with AWS CloudFormation, understanding Creation Policies is crucial for ensuring smooth stack creation and resource management. In this article, we'll delve into CloudFormation Creation Policy, a vital attribute for orchestrating resource creation in AWS CloudFormation. While focusing on Ubuntu, we'll also cover the essential installation of CloudFormation helper scripts, which facilitate the signaling process between EC2 instances and CloudFormation. What is CloudFormation Creation Policy? The CloudFormation creation policy is an attribute that allows you to prevent a resource from reaching the [...]

How to Implement CloudFormation Creation Policy on Ubuntu2024-05-14T03:55:22+00:00

Mastering AWS CDK Part 1: Using Built-In Constructs for Serverless APIs

2023-10-27T05:39:10+00:00

In the realm of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) within AWS, CloudFormation stands out as the foundational service. Many other IaC solutions, whether it's the Serverless Framework, AWS SAM, or even Terraform, ultimately get translated into CloudFormation. Additionally, the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) has emerged as a distinct player in this space. What sets AWS CDK apart is its embrace of familiar programming languages. Instead of relying on YAML or proprietary syntax, with AWS CDK, developers can define infrastructure using languages like Python, Javascript, Typescript, Java, C#, and Go. This familiarity accelerates the adoption curve, enabling developers to direct their [...]

Mastering AWS CDK Part 1: Using Built-In Constructs for Serverless APIs2023-10-27T05:39:10+00:00

Different Ways of Passing Parameters Securely in CloudFormation

2023-04-27T12:27:15+00:00

Introduction When writing CloudFormation templates, it's a security best practice to avoid hardcoding sensitive info, like client secrets, API keys, or passwords. Sharing templates with hardcoded details by mistake can put your infrastructure and data at risk. In this article, we'll explore different secure methods to pass parameters in CloudFormation templates. Using the NoEcho Attribute To avoid hardcoding parameters in your template, you can define them during stack creation using the Parameters section. However, these values will still be visible in plaintext in the Console. To mask critical data, consider using the NoEcho attribute. The NoEcho attribute offers a simple [...]

Different Ways of Passing Parameters Securely in CloudFormation2023-04-27T12:27:15+00:00

How to Create Wait Conditions in a CloudFormation Template

2023-05-02T03:41:59+00:00

Wait Conditions, as the name suggests, is a tool used to control the order of creation of the AWS resources in a CloudFormation stack. It can pause the creation of a stack and wait for a signal to ensure that specific resources and configurations were properly launched before resuming the stack creation process. Use cases: For example, you want to make sure that a specific domain name is working before you can conclude that your application is indeed up and running. Or perhaps, you want to make sure that a particular stack resource can access an external API endpoint (or [...]

How to Create Wait Conditions in a CloudFormation Template2023-05-02T03:41:59+00:00

AWS CloudFormation Deletion Policy

2023-06-03T04:57:38+00:00

Deleting a stack on CloudFormation also removes all the provisioned resources in it. In some cases, you want some resources to be retained even after deleting its stack. The good thing is that you can do this by defining its DeletionPolicy.  This is pretty straightforward - you just need to define DeletionPolicy with Retain value and for the resources that support snapshot, (like RDS databases) you can set Snapshot as its value. With DeletionPolicy: Snapshot, a snapshot is created before a resource is deleted. This allows you to have a backup of the resource that's been deleted from the stack.  [...]

AWS CloudFormation Deletion Policy2023-06-03T04:57:38+00:00

AWS CloudFormation StackSets and Nested Stacks

2023-06-03T04:59:37+00:00

AWS CloudFormation lets you model and provision resources for your environment using programming language, leveraging the concept of Infrastructure as Code (IaC). You don’t need to manually create all of your resources one by one, CloudFormation will do this for you. All resources are defined on the AWS CloudFormation template. This means that this AWS environment can be reliably and easily reproduced since everything is declared on a template. For example, creating a new Test environment similar to your current setup, or when creating a Disaster Recovery environment in another region.  With AWS CloudFormation, you can either upload your own [...]

AWS CloudFormation StackSets and Nested Stacks2023-06-03T04:59:37+00:00

AWS CloudFormation

2024-10-29T08:39:55+00:00

Bookmarks Features CloudFormation vs Elastic Beanstalk Concepts Stacks Templates StackSets Monitoring Security Pricing AWS CloudFormation-related Cheat Sheets Validate Your Knowledge AWS CloudFormation Cheat Sheet A service that gives developers and businesses an easy way to create a collection of related AWS resources and provision them in an orderly and predictable fashion. Features CloudFormation allows you to model your entire infrastructure in a text file called a template. You can use JSON or YAML to describe what AWS resources you want to create and configure. If you [...]

AWS CloudFormation2024-10-29T08:39:55+00:00

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