Preparatory steps

Preparation Steps

1. Access the AWS Management Console:

   • Search for CloudFormation.
   • Select CloudFormation.

2. In the CloudFormation interface:

   • Select Create stack.
   • Choose With new resources (standard).

3. In the Create stack interface. First, download the template file, and then follow these steps:

   • In the Prerequisite - Prepare template section, choose Choose an existing template.
   • Then, select Upload a template file.
   • Click Choose file to upload the template file you just downloaded.
   • Click Next.

4. Next, fill in the following information:

   • Name: FCJ-CloudWatch-Workshop (or any name you prefer, but it’s a good idea to choose a memorable name).
   • RegionId: select the region ID where you are performing the lab, for this lab, I chose us-east-1 (N. Virginia).
   • Leave the remaining parameters as is.
   • Click Next.

5. On this page, no configuration is needed, so scroll down to the bottom, check I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names, and then click Next.

6. Verify everything once more, scroll to the bottom, and click Submit to create the stack.

7. A new stack will be created. Wait for about 5 minutes for the installation to complete.

When the installation is finished, you should see the following result:

The preparation step is now complete. In the following steps, we will proceed with hands-on practice in CloudWatch.