# widdix/aws-cf-templates

Free Templates for AWS CloudFormation

Repository: https://github.com/widdix/aws-cf-templates
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aws-cf-templates
Homepage: https://templates.cloudonaut.io/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: aws-cloudformation, cloudformation-template, infrastructure, aws, amazon-web-services, cloudformation-templates, cloudformation-yaml, cloudformation
Last push: 2026-03-04T07:23:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3962, "days_push": 182, "days_rel": 323, "gap_med": 55.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2777, forks 1340 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.431135+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of free, production-ready AWS CloudFormation templates covering common infrastructure patterns like VPCs, ECS clusters, static websites, and more. It is maintained by cloudonaut.io and accompanied by a CLI tool and documentation site.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a vpc with subnets on aws
- deploy an ecs cluster with cloudformation
- host a static website on s3 with cloudfront
- set up cloudformation templates for common aws architectures
- provision production-ready aws infrastructure quickly
- find reference cloudformation yaml for aws services

## When to choose
- you want battle-tested CloudFormation templates instead of writing YAML from scratch
- you are provisioning standard AWS infrastructure like VPCs, ECS, or static sites
- you prefer infrastructure-as-code with Apache-2.0 licensed templates

## When to avoid
- you use Terraform or Pulumi rather than CloudFormation
- you need highly custom infrastructure not covered by the template catalog
- you want a GUI-based cloud console workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, deployment, cloud, monitoring, security
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: cloud, self-hosted
- tags: aws-cloudformation, cloudformation-templates, infrastructure-as-code, aws, yaml-templates, vpc, ecs, static-website, devops

## Member repositories
- widdix/aws-cf-templates (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.431135+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:31.901649+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/widdix/aws-cf-templates (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.431135+00:00, sha 303440a51fa1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.