Lab - Using AWS CloudFormation for Automation

This lab provides you with hands-on experience using AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI).

Objectives

   •   Review an incomplete CloudFormation template.

   •   Update the CloudFormation template to create an Amazon EC2 instance.

   •   Configure the instance to use user data to install nginx.

   •   Create a CloudFormation stack with an Amazon EC2 resource.

   •   Test that the nginx web server runs successfully on the Amazon EC2 instance.

Prerequisites

   •   Familiarity with the AWS Cloud9 interface is helpful as you open a file to view its contents and modify a commands with the text editor.

   •   Experience using a terminal session is helpful.

Outline

Task 1: Review an incomplete CloudFormation template that creates an Amazon EC2 instance

Task 2: Update the incomplete CloudFormation template

Task 3: Create a CloudFormation stack and verify the user data processed successfully