From https://cloudonaut.io/6-unknown-cloudformation-features-you-should-know-about
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cfn-lint
- yamllint Locally ensures that our yaml is correct
- cfn-lint Locally checks if the template makes sense
- aws cloudformation validate-template Sends the template to AWS for validation
- todo: add more tool (python + ruby) for CF validation
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Creation policy see https://github.com/widdix/aws-cf-templates/blob/master/ec2/ec2-auto-recovery.yaml#L560 for example
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Update policy
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Deletion policy
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Update replace policy
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cfn-init
From https://cloudonaut.io/own-your-analytics-data-replacing-google-analytics-with-amazon-quicksight/ Own your analytics data: Replacing Google Analytics with Amazon QuickSight