Unlock the full potential of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with this comprehensive AWS CloudFormation course. Designed for developers, DevOps engineers, and cloud professionals, this course provides everything you need to define, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation templates. Whether you're just starting with CloudFormation or looking to strengthen your automation capabilities, this course offers a step-by-step, hands-on approach to building scalable, repeatable, and secure infrastructure on AWS.
The course aligns with real-world CloudFormation use cases and best practices, covering all major concepts required to design, deploy, and manage infrastructure as code on AWS through sections that include the following areas:
Understand the course structure, prerequisites, and the thought process that guides the learning journey.
Explore key cloud service models and the complete lifecycle of infrastructure automation.
Set up Visual Studio Code, configure your environment, and download the necessary source code to follow along with the course.
Learn what AWS CloudFormation is, how it works, and how to get started using its core features and documentation.
Build base templates, define resources using YAML, and apply optional attributes for AWS services like Amazon S3.
Lint and validate templates using CFN-Lint, install necessary tools like Python, and walk through the process of stack creation.
Add metadata, apply tags, and use powerful intrinsic functions to make your templates dynamic and flexible.
Use parameters to customize templates, set default values, define constraints, and evaluate template configurations.
Define mappings to support region-specific or environment-specific logic, and use !FindInMap for dynamic references.
Implement conditions for resource deployment, attach IAM policies, control access, and manage dependencies using DependsOn.
Use outputs to expose key information from your stacks and share data between templates or systems.
Use AWS Infrastructure Composer to visually build and modify templates, and clean up resources efficiently.
Provision EC2 instances using CloudFormation, configure security groups, integrate tags, metadata, and deploy across multiple regions.
Create and manage CloudFormation stacks using AWS CLI to streamline deployments through the command line.
Define permission boundaries and custom IAM policies to manage update, delete, and access operations securely.
Detect and manage configuration drift to ensure deployed stacks remain consistent with their source templates.
Break down complex infrastructure into modular nested stacks and manage updates and deletions more effectively.
Use StackSets for multi-account, multi-region deployments and integrate drift detection for consistent infrastructure state.
Handle stack creation failures, configure rollback triggers, apply stack policies, and enable termination protection.
Store and retrieve parameters securely using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store for dynamic deployments.
Automate EC2 configuration using cfn-init, manage instance roles, and import existing resources into your stacks.
Integrate CloudFormation with CodePipeline for continuous delivery and automate infrastructure updates.
Extend your templates with custom resource types using the CloudFormation Registry.
Take the next step in your DevOps and cloud automation journey. Enroll today and gain practical, job-ready skills with AWS CloudFormation! 🚀
Arno Pretorius is a freelance consultant and instructor specializing in cloud deployment—particularly AWS—with deep expertise in DevOps and web development. Holding multiple AWS certifications in Solutions Architecture and Development, he is adept at designing and implementing scalable, secure cloud infrastructures. Arno has partnered with clients across diverse industries, delivering practical, hands-on solutions that translate theory into real-world results. His consulting and training focus on providing clear, impactful guidance that empowers learners and professionals to excel in cloud technologies, DevOps practices, and modern web development.