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Updating a Stack on the AWS CloudFormation Console

You can update a stack using the AWS CloudFormation console using the following steps:

  1. Modifying your stack and initiating a stack update

  2. Selecting the stack template

  3. Specifying stack parameters and reviewing your stack update

  4. Optional: Canceling a stack update

Modifying Your Stack and Initiating a Stack Update

Before you can update your stack, you must first modify your stack template. To do this, either:

  • Modify the template that you used to create the stack.

  • Copy the stack template from the Template tab of the stack information pane. For instructions about how to view the stack template, see Viewing the Stack Template.

Initiating a Stack Update

To initiate a stack update

  1. In the CloudFormation Stacks section of the AWS CloudFormation console, select your running stack.

  2. Either click the Update Stack button, or right-click on your selected stack and click Update Stack from the context menu.

Next Steps

Next, you'll Select the stack template that you modified.

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