What is an AWS CloudFormation Template?

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  1. cfn-python-lint

    CloudFormation Linter

    For more complex validations, as well as basic syntax checks, you can use additional tools in your CI/CD pipelines, such as CloudFormation Linter (cfn-lint) and CloudFormation Rain (rain fmt). Another way to validate your templates is to use an IDE extension to provide real-time validation during authoring.

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    The AWS CloudFormation Public Coverage Roadmap

    CloudFormation is an IaC AWS-native service that helps you model and configure your resources declaratively. Using CloudFormation, you can manage and operate your AWS infrastructure efficiently, so you can spend less time managing infrastructure.

  4. rain

    A development workflow tool for working with AWS CloudFormation. (by aws-cloudformation)

    For more complex validations, as well as basic syntax checks, you can use additional tools in your CI/CD pipelines, such as CloudFormation Linter (cfn-lint) and CloudFormation Rain (rain fmt). Another way to validate your templates is to use an IDE extension to provide real-time validation during authoring.

  5. aws-cdk

    The AWS Cloud Development Kit is a framework for defining cloud infrastructure in code

    Another popular way to define infrastructure as code is using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and programming languages such as Python or Java. CDK synthesizes CloudFormation templates from your code, and many users prefer this approach due to the advanced code reuse and abstractions it offers.

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