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Scale your Cloudformation: success tactics for getting more out of Infrastructure as Code on AWS

In this guide, you will learn:

• Mistakes to avoid when adopting cloudformation at scale
• Free tools to generate cloudformation templates
• Misconceptions about Cloudformation
• How to work faster with cloudformation with tools to dramatically increase your turnaround time
• Infrastructure as Code practices and what they imply for you
• How to analyse your infrastructure for security issues
• How to generate your diagrams for your AWS cloud architecture

Ways to read this guide

1. Browse the docs directory here on GitHub.
2. Read on the website: https://scaleyourcloudformation.com

TODO:

• cover AWS CDK

Note to forkers:

This project uses docsify to convert the markdown files into a simple static website.

• npm i docsify-cli -g
• docsify serve docs
• Open browser at http://localhost:3000
• Edit files and see changes reloaded live

Deploying on AWS

Uses the AWS CDK. See lib/pipeline-construct.js for details on the deployment pipeline.

• npm i -g aws-cdk
• cdk deploy

This is what the CDK will deploy:

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Legal

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