AWS CF contd..

• Open issues
  • The userdata was not working
  • AMI is hardcoded
  • showing url as output
• Refer Here for the fix of the userdata not working
• We can pass the ami id as parameter or we can use mappings Refer Here
• AWS has psuedo parameters Refer Here
• To get item from map use the findinmap function Refer Here
• Refer Here for the changes done to accomodate picking up ami based on active region where cf stack is created.
  
• Exercise:
  • Create an ec2 instance in any app subnet
  • Add rds endpoint as output.
• Next Steps:
  • Nested Stack