CDK

Commands

• cdk synth

  • generating CloudFormation template based on code

• cdk bootstrap

  • aws profile should have cloudformation:CreateChangeSet permission

  • install bootstrap stack into an environment

• cdk deploy

  • deploy cdk app

• cdk diff

  • diff between CDK app and whats currently deployed

Notes

• each CDK stack maps 1:1 with CloudFormation stack

• Construct - basic building block of CDK app. Has a constructor with params (scope, id, props)

  • scope - most likely always the value is this

  • id - local identity of the construct. CDK uses this id to calculate the CloudFormation Logical ID

  • props - [optional], set of init properties. Specific to each construct