AWS::EC2::LaunchTemplate

EC2 LaunchTemplate

Specifies the properties for creating a launch template. The minimum required properties for specifying a launch template are as follows: + You must specify at least one property for the launch template data. + You can optionally specify a name for the launch template. If you do not specify a name, CFN creates a name for you. A launch template can contain some or all of the configuration information to launch an instance. When you launch an instance using a launch template, instanc...

Properties

4 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`LaunchTemplateData`	`LaunchTemplateData`	RequiredWrite-only
`LaunchTemplateName`	`string`	Create-only
`TagSpecifications`	`Array<LaunchTemplateTagSpecification>`	Write-only
`VersionDescription`	`string`	Write-only

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

Attribute	Type	Description
`DefaultVersionNumber`	`string`	-
`LatestVersionNumber`	`string`	-
`LaunchTemplateId`	`string`	-

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::EC2::LaunchTemplate

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::EC2::LaunchTemplate
    Properties:
      LaunchTemplateData: "value"

Required IAM Permissions

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

read

ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplates

create

ec2:CreateLaunchTemplateec2:CreateTags

update

ec2:CreateLaunchTemplateVersion

list

ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplates

delete

ec2:DeleteLaunchTemplateec2:DeleteTagsec2:DescribeLaunchTemplates

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Quick Facts

ServiceEC2

Properties7

Required1

TaggingNot supported

Primary IDLaunchTemplateId

Supported Operations

ReadCreateUpdateListDelete

Immutable After Creation

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

LaunchTemplateName

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation