CloudFormation

HOWTO: Use CloudFormation to tag new EC2 instances with Lambda function, EventBridge, VPC and CloudTrail

In this tutorial, we will automate the tagging of new EC2 instances using CloudFormation templates. In the previous tutorial, we learnt how to tag AWS EC2 instances when they are created. We created an event rule in EventBridge to trigger a Lambda function to tag new EC2 instances with the name of the user that […]

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HOWTO: Build CloudTrail Trail with CloudFormation Template for easy builds and tear down

This post is on how to create a CloudTrail Trail with S3 and CloudWatch in CloudFormation. In my previous article, I had provided 8 tips on how to configure CloudTrail for secure logging and auditing via the AWS management console. In this post, I have covered the same secure options using the much preferred and

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HOWTO: Automate builds with CloudFormation for API Gateway, Cognito, Lambda, and Amplify

In this tutorial, you will create AWS CloudFormation templates to build a serverless web application using AWS lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Cognito and AWS Amplify. This application enables users to request rides from the Wild Rydes fleet. The application will present users with an HTML-based user interface for indicating the location where

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