Launch an EC2 instance with CDK, by using the latest Amazon Linux AMI - Powered by SSM Parameter store! 🔏

cdk-ssm-ec2.ts

import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';


export class CdkSsmEc2Stack extends cdk.Stack {
  constructor(scope: cdk.Construct, id: string, props?: cdk.StackProps) {
    super(scope, id, props);

    // import the default VPC
    const vpc = ec2.Vpc.fromLookup(this, 'VPC', {
      isDefault: true,
    });

    // launch new EC2 instance with the latest AMI
    const myInstance = new ec2.Instance(this, 'MyInstance',{
      instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.T3, ec2.InstanceSize.MEDIUM),
      machineImage: new ec2.AmazonLinuxImage(),
      vpc: vpc
    });
  }
}