Stacks

Create an AWS CloudFormation stack using cfn-create-stack, providing a name, and specifying a template that defines the stack.

Track the progress of the create operation using cfn-describe-stack-events. AWS CloudFormation optimizes the order of member resource creation during stack creation, taking into account resource dependencies, so it's not possible to predict the order in which each resource will be created. The cfn-describe-stack-events command enables you to monitor the progress.

List your running stacks using cfn-describe-stacks or cfn-list-stacks, filtering by a specific stack name or stack status. Only running stacks and stacks in the process of being created or deleted are listed with cfn-describe-stacks. You can use cfn-list-stacks to list stacks that have any status (even if they have been deleted within the past 90 days), filtering on the status if you need to.

Itemize the contents of a stack using cfn-describe-stack-resources. You can do this even when a stack is being created or deleted, enabling you to see the state of individual member resources.

View the history of the events produced by a stack using cfn-describe-stack-events, optionally filtering by a specific stack name. You can see events for a deleted stack for up to 90 days.

Delete a stack using cfn-delete-stack. When you delete a stack, each of its member resources is deleted as well. As with the stack creation, AWS CloudFormation optimizes the deletion sequence, so the order isn't predictable. You can track the progress of the deletion using cfn-describe-stack-events and list deleted stacks using cfn-list-stacks.