AWS CloudFormation - Simplified | Hands On with YAML

An awesome journey from AWS CloudFormation to Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery & Infrastructure as Code.

What you'll learn

You will learn all CloudFormation template sections with multiple handson examples for each section of template.
You will write 45 CloudFormation templates during the period of this course with different varitions in templates.
You will learn writing CloudFormation templates for AWS CodeBuild, CodeDeploy & CodePipeline services which are very important services in AWS for achieving Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery & Infrastructure as Code.
You will learn Metadata cfn-init and Helper Scripts (cfn-init, cfn-signal & cfn-hup) in a step by step manner by deploying a simple rest service application to an EC2 instance.
You will get complete knowledge on every section of cfn-init metadata (packages, users, source, services etc) and helper scripts (cfn-init, cfn-signal & cfn-hup).
You will learn in implementing the Infrastructure as Code with a VPC sample provided.
You will master the Nested Stacks concepts by building two nested stacks and using them in Root Stack.
You will learn implementing cfn-init Config sets(Both Single Config sets and Multiple Config Sets)
You will learn practically implementing AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy & CodePipeline Services both via AWS Management Console and CloudFormation
You will learn and master using 14 Intrinsic functions in AWS CloudFormation
You will learn YAML basics and write all the CloudFormation templates using YAML.
You will learn concepts, features and integration aspects present in CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy & CodePipeline services.
You will learn about creating simple rest application using Spring Boot.
You will learn about AWS SNS (Simple Notification Service - Topics, Subscriptions) and implement the notificaitons in CodeBuild and CodeDeploy Services using CloudFormation.
You will learn and understand the local git repository, remote git repository and how to use them from Spring Tool Suite IDE.
You will learn deploying java based rest applications to EC2 Instances using AWS CloudFormation and AWS Developer Tools.
You will write CloudFormation templates for EC2 Instances and VPC.

Requirements

You must have an AWS account to follow with me for hands-on activities.
Having basic knowledge on AWS EC2 service will suffice.

Description

Course Overview

Welcome to this Amazing course on AWS CloudFormation Simplified. We will learn by practically implementing all the CloudFormation concepts with multiple examples.

AWS CloudFormation is a core Service in AWS which allows us to automate the Infrastructure and Application Deployments. We can achieve Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Infrastructure as Code when using AWS CloudFormation in combination with AWS Developer Tools like AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy and AWS CodePipeline.

There are two parts to this course.

In the first part of the course you will learn all the AWS CloudFormation concepts by practically implementing them. Below are the sections for part one.

Part-1: AWS CloudFormation

01. Introduction to CloudFormation

02. YAML Essentials

03. Stack Features

04. Resources

05. Parameters

06. Mappings

07. Conditions

08. Outputs

09. Metadata

10. EC2 UserData

11. Metadata cfn-init & Helper Scripts (cfn-init, cfn-signal and cfn-hup)

12. Metadata cfn-init - Config Sets

13. Nested Stacks

In the second part of the course, you will implement the below listed three concepts using AWS CloudFormation & AWS Management Console. You will write cloud formation templates for AWS Developer tools (AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy & CodePipeline) to implement the CI, CD and IAC.

01. Continuous Integration (CI)

02. Continuous Delivery (CD)

03. Infrastructure as Code (IAC)

Part-2: AWS Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Infrastructure as Code using AWS CloudFormation & AWS Management Console

14. Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery using CloudFormation

15. Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation

During the learning process, you will write 45+ cloud formation templates written in YAML.

This course also provides 45+ pre-built templates which you can use them during the learning process. In addition this course comes with 190 slides in a PDF document.

Each of my courses come with

Amazing Hands-on Step By Step Learning Experiences

Real Implementation Experience

Friendly Support in the Q&A section

Section wise course details

Introduction

01 Step 01: Introduction to AWS CloudFormation

01 Step 02: AWS CloudFormation Templates and Slides

YAML Concepts

02 Step 01: YAML Concepts

Stack Features

03 Step 01: Pre-requisites

03 Step 02: Create Stack

03 Step 03: Update Stack

03 Step 04: Create Change Set - KeyName

03 Step 05: Create Change Set - Instance Type

03 Step 06: Update Rollback

03 Step 07: Create Stack - Invalid Template

Resources

04 Step 00: Resources Introduction

04 Step 01: Create a Resource - EC2 Instance

04 Step 02: Create a Resource - Security Group

04 Step 03: Create a new rule in existing Security Group

04 Step 04: Create a new resource - Elastic IP

04 Step 05: Perform CloudFormation Template - Case Sensitivity Test

Parameters

05 Step 00: Parameters Introduction

05 Step 01: Add Keyname as Parameter - AWS Specific Parameter

05 Step 02: Add Availability Zone as Parameter - Parameter Type String

05 Step 03: Add InstanceType as Parameter - Parameter Type String

05 Step 04: Add InstanceType as Parameter - Parameter Type SSM

Mappings

06 Step 00: Mappings Introduction

06 Step 01: Pseudo Parameters

06 Step 02: Create a Map for AMI's

06 Step 03: Create a Map for Environments

Conditions

07 Step 00: Conditions Introduction

07 Step 01: Conditions - Intrinsic Function Fn::Equals

07 Step 02: Conditions - Intrinsic Function Fn::If and Pseudo Parameter AWS::NoValue

07 Step 03: Conditions - Intrinsic Function Fn::If (Additional usecase)

07 Step 04: Conditions - Intrinsic Function Fn::Not

07 Step 05: Conditions - Intrinsic Function Fn::Or

07 Step 06: Conditions - Intrinsic Function Fn::And

Outputs

08 Step 00: Outputs Introduction

08 Step 01: Outputs - Base Template Overview

08 Step 02: Outputs - InstanceId as Output

08 Step 03: Outputs - Intrinsic Function Fn::GetAtt

08 Step 04: Outputs - Intrinsic Function Fn::Sub and Exports Feature and Pseudo Parameter AWS::StackName

08 Step 05: Outputs - Cross Reference Stacks using Exports feature and Intrinsic Function Fn::ImportValue

08 Step 06: Outputs - For Master Stack - Test Delete Stack and Modify Stack

08 Step 07: Outputs - Conditions in Outputs section of a template

08 Step 08: Outputs - Intrinsic Function Fn::Join

Metadata

09 Step 00: Metadata Introduction

09 Step 01: Metadata - Designer Metadata Introduction

09 Step 02: Metadata - Designer Metadata Demo

09 Step 03: Metadata - Interface Metadata Introduction

09 Step 04: Metadata - Interface Metadata Base Template Overview

09 Step 05: Metadata - Interface Metadata Demo

EC2 UserData

10 Step 00: EC2 UserData Introduction

10 Step 01: EC2 UserData - Base Template Overview

10 Step 02: EC2 UserData - Demo

Metadata cfn-init & Helper Scripts (cfn-init, cfn-signal and cfn-hup)

11 Step 00: Metadata cfn-init - Introduction

11 Step 00: Metadata cnf-init - Base Template Overview

11 Step 01: Metadata cfn-init - Metadata Format

11 Step 02: Metadata cfn-init - Packages

11 Step 03: Metadata cfn-init - Groups

11 Step 04: Metadata cfn-init - Users

11 Step 05: Metadata cfn-init - Sources

11 Step 06: Metadata cfn-init - files

11 Step 07: Metadata cfn-init - commands

11 Step 08: Metadata cfn-init - Services

11 Step 09: UserData - Update Helper Scripts - aws-cfn-bootsrap

11 Step 10: UserData - cfn-init

11 Step 11: UserData - cfn-signal

11 Step 12: Outputs & Create Stack

11 Step 13: Creation Policy & Create Stack

11 Step 14: UserData - cfn-hup & Update the v2 version of App - Update Stack Demo

11 Step 15: Metadata cfn-init - Conclusion

Metadata cfn-init - Config Sets

12 Step 00: ConfigSets Introduction

12 Step 01: Single ConfigSet - Demo

12 Step 02: Multiple ConfigSets - Demo 1

12 Step 03: Multiple ConfigSets - Demo 2 - Configset in Configset

12 Step 04: Multiple ConfigSets - Demo 3 - default ConfigSet

Nested Stacks

13 Step 00: Nested Stacks Introduction

13 Step 00: Nested Stacks - S3 Pre-requisites

13 Step 01: Nested Stacks - Manual VPC Creation

13 Step 02: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Create VPC

13 Step 03: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Create Subnet

13 Step 04: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Create Route Table

13 Step 05: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Associate Subnet to Route Table

13 Step 06: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Create Internet Gateway and Associate it

13 Step 07: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Add Route for Internet Access

13 Step 08: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Parameterize CidrBlocks

13 Step 09: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Create Interface Metadata

13 Step 10: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Create Outputs

13 Step 11: Create Nested Stack VPC Template - Test and Upload to S3

13 Step 12: Create Root Stack Template - Create Base Template

13 Step 13: Create Root Stack Template - Nest VPC stack in Root Stack

13 Step 14: Nested VPC Stack - Demo

13 Step 15: Create Nested Security Group Stack Template

13 Step 16: Update Root Stack Template - Nest Security Group stack in Root Stack

13 Step 17: Nested Security Group Stack - Demo

13 Step 18: Update Nested Security Group Stack with new Inbound Security Rule

13 Step 19: Delete Nested Stacks

Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery using CloudFormation

14.00.00: Introduction to Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery

14.01.00: Introduction to EC2 Apps Stack

14.01.01: EC2 Apps Stack - Create Security Group

14.01.02: EC2 Apps Stack - Create VM Instances, Parameters and Outputs

14.01.03: EC2 Apps Stack - Create Instance Profile Role and Instance Profile

14.01.04: EC2 Apps Stack - Create Stack and Verify

14.02.00: CodeCommit - Introduction

14.02.01: CodeCommit - Create a Simple Rest Application

14.02.02: CodeCommit - Create Repo in CodeCommit and check-in code

14.02.03: CodeCommit - Additional CodeCommit Features

14.03.00: Introduction to CodeBuild with AWS Web Console & CloudFormation

14.03.01: CodeBuild - Introduction

14.03.02: CodeBuild - Create Project

14.03.03: CodeBuild - Create buildspec.yml and start buil

14.03.04: CodeBuild - Create Build Notifications

14.03.05: CodeBuild CFN - CloudFormation Introduction

14.03.06: CodeBuild CFN - Update buildspec.yml with Runtime Version

14.03.07: CodeBuild CFN - Create CodeBuild CloudFormation Template

14.03.08: CodeBuild CFN - Create CodeBuild Stack and Test

14.04.00: Introduction to CodeDeploy with AWS Web Console & CloudFormation

14.04.01: CodeDeploy - Introduction

14.04.02: CodeDeploy - Create CodeDeploy Service Role

14.04.03: CodeDeploy - Create a Test VM

14.04.04: CodeDeploy - Create Application & Deployment Group

14.04.05: CodeDeploy - Create appspec.yml and scripts

14.04.06: CodeDeploy - Create New Build & Deploymen

14.04.07: CodeDeploy - Verify the new Deployment

14.04.08: CodeDeploy - New Application Release

14.04.09: CodeDeploy CFN - CloudFormation Introduction

14.04.10: CodeDeploy CFN - appspec.yml and Scripts

14.04.11: CodeDeploy CFN - Create Template - Role, Application and Deployment Group

14.04.12: CodeDeploy CFN - Create CodeDeploy Stack

14.04.13: CodeDeploy CFN - Create Deployment and Update Stack and Test

14.05.00: Introduction to CodePipeline with AWS Web Console & CloudFormation

14.05.01: CodePipeline - Introduction

14.05.02: CodePipeline - Create Pipeline

14.05.03: CodePipeline - Make changes to Rest App and Verify CodePipeline

14.05.04: CodePipeline - Introduction to Prod Approval and Deploy Stages

14.05.05: CodePipeline - Create Prod EC2 Instance & Prod Deployment Group

14.05.06: CodePipeline - Create Prod Approval and Prod Deploy Stages

14.05.07: CodePipeline - Change Code in App and Check-In Code to Trigger Pipeline

14.05.08: CodePipeline - Conclusion for Prod Approval and Deploy Stages

14.05.09: CodePipeline CFN - Introduction

14.05.10: CodePipeline CFN - Create CodePipeline Role

14.05.11: CodePipeline CFN - Create Pipeline Stages - Source, Build and Stage

14.05.12: CodePipeline CFN - Create Pipeline Stack and Verify

14.05.13: CodePipeline CFN - Create SNS and Prod Deployment Group

14.05.14: CodePipeline CFN - Create Prod Pipeline Stages - Approval & Deploy

14.05.15: CodePipeline CFN - Update Stack with Prod Stages

Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation

15.00.00: Introduction to Infrastructure as Code

15.01.00: Introduction to Infrastructure as Code using AWS Management Console

15.01.01: Understand VPC Source Files

15.01.02: Create VPCRepo in CodeCommit and Check-In VPC Source files

15.01.03: Create Pipeline with Source and Build Stages

15.01.04: Create Pipeline with Test VPC Stage

15.01.05: Create Pipeline with Prod Stage (Create Change Set, Approval, Execute CS)

15.01.06: Update VPC CFN Template with new VPC resources and check-in code

15.02.00: Introduction to Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation

15.02.01: VPC Source files check-in to CodeCommit Repository

15.02.02: Create CodeBuild Role and CodeBuild Project in CFN Template

15.02.03: Create CodePipeline Role and CloudFormation Role in CFN Template

15.02.04: Create CodePipeline stages Source, Build and Tes

15.02.05: Create CodePipeline CloudFormation Stack with 3 stages

15.02.06: Create Pipeline Stage for Prod(Create Change Set, Approval, Execute CS)

15.02.07: Create CodePipeline CloudFormation Stack with 4 stages

15.02.08: Check-in VPCRepo with new subnet resource added and Monitor Pipeline

CloudFormation Stack Policy

16 Step 00: Introduction to Stack Policy

16 Step 01: Stack Policy - Resource

16 Step 02: Stack Policy - Resource Type

16 Step 03: Stack Policy - Action:Update:Replace

16 Step 04: Stack Policy - NotAction:Update:Delete

16 Step 05: Stack Policy - Override the existing Stack Policy during Stack Update

Who this course is for:

AWS Developers planning to learn writing CloudFormation templates to provision AWS services.
System Engineers or Infrastructure engineers who want to better understand the Automated deployment process in AWS.
Technologists who want to implement Continuous Integration and Continuos Delivery/Deployment process (CI/CD) in AWS.
DevOps Teams who want to automate the Application and Infrastructure deployments using AWS CloudFormation and AWS Developer Tools.
Anyone who want to learn end to end automation in AWS (Application Deployments and Infrastructure Deployments).