Creating an CloudFormation Template Project in Visual Studio - AWS Toolkit with Amazon Q

Creating an CloudFormation Template Project in Visual Studio

To create a template project

  1. In Visual Studio, choose File, choose New, and then choose Project.

  2. For Visual Studio 2017:

    In the New Project dialog box, expand Installed and select AWS.

    New Project dialog box showing CloudFormation and Lambda Function project options.

    For Visual Studio 2019:

    In the New Project dialog box, ensure that the Language, Platform, and Project type drop-down boxes are set to "All ..." and type aws in the Search field.

    Project template options for AWS services, including Lambda, CloudFormation, and Serverless applications.

  3. Select the AWS CloudFormation Project template.

  4. For Visual Studio 2017:

    Enter the desired Name, Location, etc., for your template project, and then click OK.

    For Visual Studio 2019:

    Click Next. In the next dialog, enter the desired Name, Location, etc., for your template project, and then click Create.

  5. On the Select Project Source page, choose the source of the template you will create:

    • Create with empty template generates a new, empty CloudFormation template.

    • Create from existing AWS |CFN| stack generates a template from an existing stack in your AWS account. (The stack doesn't need to have a status of CREATE_COMPLETE.)

    • Select sample template generates a template from one of the CloudFormation sample templates.

    CloudFormation project creation window with options for template source selection.

  6. To complete the creation of your CloudFormation template project, choose Finish.