AWS CloudFormation is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) service that allows you to model, automatically deploy, and version-manage AWS and third-party resources by treating AWS infrastructure configuration as code. AWS resources built by AWS CloudFormation are called stacks, and stacks are built based on blueprints in JSON or YAML format called templates

By modifying the template and applying it again with a specified stack, you can change the settings of AWS resources on the stack or delete resources.You can also use the same template to create a new AWS environment in a different region as a different stack

By describing the required resources and their dependencies in a CloudFormation template, you can launch and configure them all at once as a single stack. You can use the template whenever needed to create, update, or delete the entire stack as a single unit, eliminating the need to manage resources individually. You can also manage and provision stacks across multiple AWS accounts and AWS regions

AWS CloudFormation features

● Infrastructure as Code:
AWS CloudFormation allows you to represent and template your infrastructure as code. Templates include definitions of AWS resources, the relationships between those resources, and the parameters to configure them. Instead of manually creating resources, you can deploy resources defined in code. Because AWS resources are created and configured automatically, it offers improved consistency and reliability compared to manual execution.

● Version Control:
Manage multiple versions of your templates, compare different versions to track changes, and even roll back as needed. You can also export specific versions of templates or save them to an S3 bucket for release management.

● Scalability:
AWS CloudFormation is designed to support large-scale applications and supports a large number of AWS resources. Furthermore, you can manage resources not supported by AWS CloudFormation itself by using custom resources created with AWS Lambda functions.

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