Terms

  • template = containing logical resource = what to create
  • stack ⇒ by summiting the template to cloudformation, the stack will be created which to generate the physical resource corresponding to the logical resource in template (stack= deployment of template)
  • non-portable template = limited to number of times applying the template, region and account to apply = hard code & not flexible
  • Common Component of a template
    • metadata:
      • control the UI (eg label and parameter)
    • parameter:
      • eg EC2 type
    • description= what the template will be doing
    • resource part = mandatory
    • Condition: decision making