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AWS CloudFormation-Beginner to Advanced (Hands-On with YAML)

Name: AWS CloudFormation-Beginner to Advanced (Hands-On with YAML)
Rating: 4.6 (193 reviews)

Beginners looking to learn AWS CloudFormation(YAML) & Build 3 End to End Enterprise Apps (No coding experience required)

Created byRahul Trisal

Last updated 6/2025

English

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What you'll learn

Develop expertise in writing AWS CloudFormation Templates and Build End to End Enterprise Use Cases using YAML - No previous coding experience required
Course is designed for absolute beginners and starts with writing basic AWS CloudFormation services to advanced End to End use cases
25+ AWS Services covered (Lambda, API Gateway, REST API Resources & Methods, IAM Roles, Route 53, ALB, EC2, S3, CW Logs, SNS, VPC and many others) using YAML
Three real world enterprise use cases to be demonstrated end to end
Enterprise Use Case 1- provision end to end Web Application using EC2, ASG, Launch Config, ALB, CloudWatch Log Group, SNS, Route 53 - Hosted Zone, CW Alarm
Enterprise Use Case 2- provision Serverless Banking AccountBalance App using AWS API Gateway-REST API, Method, Resources, API Deployment, Lambda, IAM Role, S3
Enterprise Use Case 3 - Provision end to end Networking Infrastructure - VPC, Subnet, Route Tables, Internet Gateway, NACL, Security Group
Deploying the CloudFormation template through the CI-CD DevOps Pipeline using AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy & CodePipeline Services.
Learn about Resources, Parameters, Metadata, Mappings, Conditions, Rules, Output, Transform
Learn YAML basics and write all the CloudFormation templates using YAML.
Advanced Resources (DependsOn, DeletionPolicy, Stack Failure, Termination Protection)
This course not only teaches you core concepts on CloudFormation but helps you build end to end Enterprise Use Cases critical in Real World Enterprise Settings
I strongly believe this is the best AWS CloudFormation Course on Udemy. Try out the course, If you donot like it, comes with 30 day money back guarantee from Ud

Course content

16 sections • 57 lectures • 7h 24m total length

Course Introduction and Outline7:30
Course Pre-Requisites2:52
Prepare for CloudFormation with YAML by setting up a 12-month free tier and installing Visual Studio Code. Familiarize yourself with S3, EC2, VPC, and learn YAML or JSON templates.

AWS Serverless Architecture - API Gateway, AWS Lambda and S32:16
AWS Serverless - S3 Bucket6:25
AWS Serverless Architecture - Lambda Execution Role6:09
AWS Serverless Architecture - AWS Lambda14:02
Create an AWS Lambda function via CloudFormation YAML, using Python 3.9 and an IAM role to read a JSON object from S3 and deliver it to API Gateway.
AWS Serverless Architecture - REST API and API Resources7:17
Important - Course Rating and Feedback0:15
AWS Serverless Architecture - API Method and API Deployment14:35
AWS Serverless Architecture - Lambda Invoke Permission4:29
AWS Serverless Architecture - End to End Demo1:10
AWS Serverless Architecture - End to End with Parameters Section8:55
Parameterize key inputs in the CloudFormation template, such as the S3 bucket name and Lambda runtime. Describe parameters, set allowed values, and reference them in resources to enable serverless deployment.
AWS Serverless Architecture - End to End with Metadata and Parameters Section4:34

WebApplication - Architecture5:50
WebApplication - Launch Configuration and Auto Scaling Group19:08
WebApplication - Application LoadBalancer17:49
Build an application load balancer with a listener and target group, connect it to the auto scaling group, and test round-robin routing through the load balancer DNS.
WebApplication - CloudWatch Log Group and SNS8:55
Create an AWS CloudWatch log group and an SNS topic with an email subscription as part of the CloudFormation workflow, enabling Route 53 host zone setup for the web application.
WebApplication - Hosted Zone and ResourceRecords15:46
Create a public hosted zone and Route 53 records to map an ALB hostname to a domain, using CloudFormation and a sub function for dynamic log configuration.
WebApplication - CloudWatch Alarm12:35
Create a CloudWatch alarm in CloudFormation YAML that monitors an auto scaling group's CPU utilization, triggers actions via an SNS topic, and emails admins on threshold breaches.
WebApplication - Changing the Name Servers with Domain Registrar3:36
WebApplication - Final Demo3:39
Troubleshooting11:52

Change Sets - Theory2:57
Explore change sets in AWS CloudFormation to preview proposed template changes. Learn to create, view, adjust, and execute changes, including no interruption, some interruption, or full replacement.
Change Sets - Handson7:59
Learn to create and review change sets in CloudFormation, compare current and new templates, modify parameters like instance type and S3 bucket, and execute or replace updates while noting interruptions.
CloudFormation IAM Role - Theory3:42
Explore how cloudformation uses an IAM service role to perform stack operations and how to assign a dedicated role with permissions for EC2 and S3.
CloudFormation IAM Role - HandsOn8:13
CloudFormation - Resource Deletion (Delete, Retail and Snapshot) Theory3:11
CloudFormation - Resource Deletion (Delete, Retail and Snapshot) Hansdson3:11
Explore how CloudFormation deletion policies retain resources like an S3 bucket when deleting a stack, by applying a retention policy and observing the deletion behavior.

Requirements

No programming experience or YAML/JSON experience required.
Basic AWS Services Knowledge

Description

Welcome to the most comprehensive AWS CloudFormation Course on Udemy from an instructor with actual enterprise hands-on implementation experience migrating more than 200+ workloads for Fortune 100 companies.

This AWS CloudFormation course is a fully handson course and will start with absolute basics and build on the basics to help you gain expertise at CloudFormation (YAML) to be able write any enterprise grade CloudFormation stack in no time.

Absolutely no coding or YAML background is required.
25+ AWS Services covered (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, REST API Resources & Methods, IAM Roles, Route 53, ALB, EC2, S3, Auto Scaling, Launch Configuration, Cloud Watch Logs, SNS, VPC and many others
Three End to End Enterprise Use Cases -:
- Banking Serverless App - API Gateway, AWS Lambda and S3
- Web Application - Route 53, ALB, EC2 AutoScaling, CloudWatch Logs and Alarms, SNS
- AWS Account Baseline VPC Setup - VPC, Subnets, Internet Gateway, Route Tables, Security Group and others

Below are the topics that will be covered as part of this course.

AWS CloudFormation - Introduction

Course Introduction and Outline
CloudFormation - Pre-Requisites, Basic Terminology and Template Anatomy

AWS CloudFormation - Resources, Parameters and Metadata

Resources – S3, EC2 and VPC
Parameters – S3 and EC2
Metadata
Resources, Parameters and Metadata - Tying it all together

Enterprise Use Case 1 – Web Application

WebApplication - Architecture
WebApplication - Launch Configuration and Auto Scaling Group
WebApplication - Application LoadBalancer
WebApplication - CloudWatch Log Group and SNS
WebApplication - CloudWatch Alarm
WebApplication - Hosted Zone and ResourceRecords

CloudFormation General Concepts - Change Sets, CloudFormation IAM Role, Resource Deletion Policies

Change Sets - Theory
Change Sets - Handson
CloudFormation IAM Role - Theory
CloudFormation IAM Role - HandsOn
CloudFormation - Resource Deletion (Delete, Retail and Snapshot) - Theory
CloudFormation - Resource Deletion (Delete, Retail and Snapshot) - HansdsOn

Launching CloudFormation using AWS CI-CD Pipeline

AWS CI-CD Introduction
Deploying CloudFormation using AWS CI-CD Pipeline without Parameters
Deploying CloudFormation using AWS CI-CD Pipeline with Parameters/Configuration File

Enterprise Use Case 2 - AWS Serveless Banking Use Case - API Gateway, AWS Lambda and S3

Architecture
AWS S3 Bucket
AWS Lambda Execution Role
AWS Lamba
AWS API Gateway - REST API, Resources
AWS API Gateway - REST Method and Deployment
Lambda Invoke Permission
End-to End Demo

Enterprise Use Case 3 - AWS Account Baseline VPC Setup

Architecture
Virtual Private Cloud
Public and Private Subnets
Internet Gateway
Route Table and Routes
Security Group
NACL

AWS CloudFormation – Mappings, Output, Conditions, Rules and Transform

AWS CloudFormation Mappings
AWS CloudFormation Outputs
AWS CloudFormation Conditions
AWS CloudFormation Rules and Transform

AWS CloudFormation General Concepts - ChangeSets, IAM Role, Deletion Policy

AWS CloudFormation Change Sets
AWS CloudFormation Resource Deletion (Delete, Snapshot, Retain)
AWS CloudFormation IAM Role

Following AWS Services will be Coded in Cloudformation in this course using YAML

- AWS Lambda

- AWS API Gateway - REST API, Resources and Methods

- AWS Lambda Execution Role

- EC2

- S3

- VPC

- Public and Private Subnet

- IG

- Route Table

- NACL

- Security Group

- Tags

- Route 53 Hosted Zone

- Resource Records

- Application Load Balancer

- Auto Scaling Group

- Launch Configuration

- CloudWatch Log Group

- CloudWatch Alarm

- SNS

- Deployment using CI-CD Pipeline

- Lambda InvokePermission

- API Gateway Deployment

AWS CloudFormation Concepts to be discussed in the course

- AWSTemplateFormatVersion

- Description

- Metadata

- Parameters

- Rules

- Mappings

- Conditions

- Transform

- Resources

- Outputs

- ChangeSets

- CloudFormation IAM Role

- Deletion Policy

Who this course is for:

This course is meant for learners who want to learn AWS CloudFormation in a simple yet comprehensive way in the shortest possible time even with no previous coding experience.
Anyone looking to build end to end Enterprise Apps including using Serverless Services

AWS CloudFormation-Beginner to Advanced (Hands-On with YAML)

What you'll learn

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Course content

Course Introduction and Outline2 lectures • 10min

CloudFormation - Basic Terminology2 lectures • 7min

CloudFormation - Resources4 lectures • 28min

CloudFormation - Parameters2 lectures • 17min

CloudFormation - Metadata2 lectures • 9min

Resources, Parameters and Metadata - Tying it all together2 lectures • 29min

Enterprise Serverless Banking Use Case - 111 lectures • 1hr 10min

Enterprise Use Case - 29 lectures • 1hr 39min

Launching CloudFormation using AWS CI-CD Pipeline3 lectures • 19min

CloudFormation General Concepts - ChangeSets, IAM Role, Deletion Policy6 lectures • 29min

Requirements

Description

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