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AWS CloudFormation
Beginner
3 sections · 12 lessons · ~6h total · 14-question self-test
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01
Beginner
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
What CloudFormation is & the model
Templates, stacks, managed provisioning.
12 min
02
Template anatomy
Resources, and the sections around them.
12 min
03
Parameters, mappings & outputs
Make a template reusable.
12 min
04
Deploying: stacks & events
create, update, rollback, delete.
12 min
02
Intermediate
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
Change sets & safe updates
Preview a change before it happens.
14 min
02
Intrinsic functions & pseudo-parameters
Ref, GetAtt, Sub, and friends.
12 min
03
Nested & cross-stack references
Compose big infrastructure.
12 min
04
Drift detection
When reality diverges from the template.
10 min
03
Advanced
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
Custom resources & macros
Extend CloudFormation beyond built-ins.
14 min
02
StackSets: multi-account & region
Deploy one template everywhere.
12 min
03
Policy, scanning & least privilege
cfn-guard, cfn-nag, stack policies.
14 min
04
CloudFormation in CI/CD
Automate deploys; protect the pipeline.
12 min
Final exam
Test yourself on everything
14 questions drawn from all 3 sections — every answer explained as you pick.
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