# aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-templates

A collection of useful CloudFormation templates

Repository: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-templates
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aws-cloudformation-templates
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cloudformation-template, aws-cloudformation
Last push: 2026-07-28T15:21:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3921, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5208, forks 4638 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.017848+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of sample AWS CloudFormation templates for bootstrapping common infrastructure projects. Templates are linted with cfn-lint and checked against basic CIS-based CloudFormation Guard rules.

## Use cases
- get started with a new AWS infrastructure project
- find a CloudFormation template for a VPC or EC2 stack
- learn CloudFormation by example
- bootstrap a LAMP stack on AWS
- adapt sample IaC templates to company compliance standards

## When to choose
- you need a starting point for writing CloudFormation templates
- you want vetted, lint-checked examples of common AWS architectures
- you are learning CloudFormation syntax and best practices

## When to avoid
- you need production-ready QuickStarts without modification
- you use Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK instead of CloudFormation
- you need templates for non-AWS clouds

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools, deployment
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: cloud
- tags: aws, cloudformation, iac-templates, sample-templates, yaml, devops

## Member repositories
- aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-templates (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.017848+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 2026-08-29T18:00:12.974408+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-templates (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.017848+00:00, sha 480d6ae1b4f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.