Explore web application deployment with AWS CloudFormation

Explore AWS CloudFormation through hands-on web application deployment, from creating an S3 bucket and PHP application to applying templates and introducing IAM roles, Auto Scaling Groups, and Elastic Load Balancing.

Discover how to manage and scale application infrastructure

Connect these practical tasks to see how CloudFormation supports repeatable infrastructure changes and scalable application environments.

You’ll access learning content and practical activities online through Amazon Web Services (AWS), alongside your FutureLearn course experience, giving you direct access to AWS learning as you progress.

Syllabus

Week 1
Launching and Managing a Web Application with AWS CloudFormation
- Launching and Managing a Web Application with AWS CloudFormation
  In this activity, you will use AWS CloudFormation to deploy a PHP web application. You will create an S3 bucket, modify infrastructure with a CloudFormation template, and add IAM roles and Elastic Load Balancing.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Create an Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket using AWS CloudFormation
Provision a simple PHP web application using an Amazon Linux AMI
Apply an AWS CloudFormation template to an existing application
Modify an existing application using AWS CloudFormation
Add IAM roles and Elastic Load Balancing to the application using AWS CloudFormation

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for architects, developers, and DevOps engineers

Who developed the course?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently.

What's included?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

Unlimited access to this course

Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes

A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible

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