Introduction to Templates and Stacks

1 hour
  • 2 Learning Objectives

About this Hands-on Lab

This hands-on lab explains templates and stacks in great detail. The management console is examined and all of its features are detailed. The lab uses three CloudFormation templates to build stacks and deploy resources. Three stacks will be built deploying a DynamoDB table, a VPC, and an S3 bucket.

Learning Objectives

Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:

Create a DynamoDB Table from a CloudFormation Template
  1. From the CloudFormation console, select Create stack.
  2. Upload the DynamoDB template provided with the lab, and click Next.
  3. Click Next through the options page, and then click Create stack.
Create a VPC from a CloudFormation Template
  1. From the CloudFormation console, select Create stack.
  2. Upload the VPC template provided with the lab, and click Next.
  3. Click Next through the options page, and then click Create stack.

Additional Resources

Please log in with the credentials provided, and make sure you are in the us-east-1 (N. Virginia) region.

The files used in this lab can be downloaded here.

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