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AWS CLI CloudFormation Cheat Sheet/Create a stack

Create a CloudFormation stack from a local template.

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Section: Stacks

Create a stack

bash
bash
aws cloudformation create-stack --stack-name app-prod --template-body file://template.yaml --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM
Explanation

Use `--parameters` for runtime values and acknowledge IAM capability when needed.

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