AWS CloudFormation Reference

The intention of this project is to create CloudFormation templates that can get the ball rolling. Whether you are learning about AWS or just need a template to quickly reference, I want this to be your first stop. I keep coming back to these templates as a starting point, and anytime I create new infrastructure, I try to make it into a generic starting point for this project.

There are tons of services offered by AWS and it can be confusing to know which integrations work the best or how to even start using them. I have strong opinions about most AWS services that my experience plays into. I want this project to hold my opinionated view on how to build infrastructure on AWS.

If you are new to AWS and wondering how all of these can play together, check out this guide.

Compute

For more information about computing services offered by AWS and corresponding CloudFormation templates, look in the follow folders:

• Lambda
• Fargate

Data Storage

For more information about data storage (database, long-term, etc.) services offered by AWS and corresponding CloudFormation templates, look in the follow folders:

• DynamoDB
• S3

Deployment

For more information about deployment and CI/CD services offered by AWS and corresponding CloudFormation templates, look in the follow folders:

• CI/CD

Monitoring

For more information about monitoring services offered by AWS and corresponding CloudFormation templates, look in the follow folders:

• CloudWatch
  • Logs
  • Metrics
  • Alarms

Security

For more information about security services offered by AWS and corresponding CloudFormation templates, look in the follow folders:

• IAM
• SecretsManager