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AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration

AutoScaling LaunchConfiguration

The AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration resource specifies the launch configuration that can be used by an Auto Scaling group to configure Amazon EC2 instances.

Properties

19 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
ImageId
string
RequiredCreate-only
InstanceType
string
RequiredCreate-only
AssociatePublicIpAddress
boolean
Create-only
BlockDeviceMappings
Array<BlockDeviceMapping>
Create-only
ClassicLinkVPCId
string
Create-only
ClassicLinkVPCSecurityGroups
Array<string>
Create-only
EbsOptimized
boolean
Create-only
IamInstanceProfile
string
Create-only
InstanceId
string
Create-onlyWrite-only
InstanceMonitoring
boolean
Create-only
KernelId
string
Create-only
KeyName
string
Create-only
LaunchConfigurationName
string
Create-only
MetadataOptions
MetadataOptions
Create-only
PlacementTenancy
string
Create-only
RamDiskId
string
Create-only
SecurityGroups
Array<Any | Any>
Create-only
SpotPrice
string
Create-only
UserData
string
Create-only

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration
    Properties:
      ImageId: "my-imageid"
      InstanceType: "value"

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

read

autoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurations

create

autoscaling:CreateLaunchConfigurationautoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurationsiam:PassRole

list

autoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurations

delete

autoscaling:DeleteLaunchConfigurationautoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurations

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Quick Facts

ServiceAutoScaling
Properties19
Required2
TaggingNot supported
Primary IDLaunchConfigurationName

Supported Operations

ReadCreateListDelete

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

AssociatePublicIpAddressBlockDeviceMappingsClassicLinkVPCIdClassicLinkVPCSecurityGroupsEbsOptimizedIamInstanceProfileImageIdInstanceIdInstanceMonitoringInstanceTypeKernelIdKeyNameLaunchConfigurationNameMetadataOptionsPlacementTenancyRamDiskIdSecurityGroupsSpotPriceUserData

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