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A template is a JSON- or YAML-formatted text file that describes your AWS infrastructure. The following examples show an AWS CloudFormation template structure and its sections.
The following example shows a JSON-formatted template fragment.
{
"AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "version date",
"Description" : "JSON string",
"Metadata" : {
template metadata
},
"Parameters" : {
set of parameters
},
"Rules" : {
set of rules
},
"Mappings" : {
set of mappings
},
"Conditions" : {
set of conditions
},
"Transform" : {
set of transforms
},
"Resources" : {
set of resources
},
"Outputs" : {
set of outputs
}
}
The following example shows a YAML-formatted template fragment.
--- AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "version date" Description: String Metadata: template metadata Parameters: set of parameters Rules: set of rules Mappings: set of mappings Conditions: set of conditions Transform: set of transforms Resources: set of resources Outputs: set of outputs
Templates include several major sections. The `Resources` section is the only required section. Some sections in a template can be in any order. However, as you build your template, it can be helpful to use the logical order shown in the following list because values in one section might refer to values from a previous section.
The AWS CloudFormation template version that the template conforms to. The template format version is not the same as the API or WSDL version. The template format version can change independently of the API and WSDL versions.
A text string that describes the template. This section must always follow the template format version section.
Objects that provide additional information about the template.
Values to pass to your template at runtime (when you create or update a stack). You can refer to parameters from the `Resources` and `Outputs` sections of the template.
Validates a parameter or a combination of parameters passed to a template during a stack creation or stack update.
A mapping of keys and associated values that you can use to specify conditional parameter values, similar to a lookup table. You can match a key to a corresponding value by using the Fn::FindInMap intrinsic function in the `Resources` and `Outputs` sections.
Conditions that control whether certain resources are created or whether certain resource properties are assigned a value during stack creation or update. For example, you could conditionally create a resource that depends on whether the stack is for a production or test environment.
For serverless applications (also referred to as Lambda-based applications), specifies the version of the AWS Serverless Application Model \(AWS SAM\) to use. When you specify a transform, you can use AWS SAM syntax to declare resources in your template. The model defines the syntax that you can use and how it is processed.
You can also use `AWS::Include` transforms to work with template snippets that are stored separately from the main AWS CloudFormation template. You can store your snippet files in an Amazon S3 bucket and then reuse the functions across multiple templates.
AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)
Specifies the stack resources and their properties, such as an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instance or an Amazon Simple Storage Service bucket. You can refer to resources in the `Resources` and `Outputs` sections of the template.
Describes the values that are returned whenever you view your stack's properties. For example, you can declare an output for an S3 bucket name and then call the `aws cloudformation describe-stacks` AWS CLI command to view the name.