AWS::OpsWorks::Layer

OpsWorks Layer

Resource Type definition for AWS::OpsWorks::Layer

Properties

19 configurable properties. 7 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`AutoAssignElasticIps`	`boolean`	Required
`AutoAssignPublicIps`	`boolean`	Required
`EnableAutoHealing`	`boolean`	Required
`Name`	`string`	Required
`Shortname`	`string`	Required
`StackId`	`string`	RequiredCreate-only
`Type`	`string`	RequiredCreate-only
`Attributes`	`object`
`CustomInstanceProfileArn`	`string`
`CustomJson`	`object`
`CustomRecipes`	`Recipes`
`CustomSecurityGroupIds`	`Array<string>`
`InstallUpdatesOnBoot`	`boolean`
`LifecycleEventConfiguration`	`LifecycleEventConfiguration`
`LoadBasedAutoScaling`	`LoadBasedAutoScaling`
`Packages`	`Array<string>`
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`
`UseEbsOptimizedInstances`	`boolean`
`VolumeConfigurations`	`Array<VolumeConfiguration>`

Return Values

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

Attribute	Type	Description
`Id`	`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::OpsWorks::Layer

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::OpsWorks::Layer
    Properties:
      EnableAutoHealing: true
      Name: "my-name"
      Type: "value"
      AutoAssignElasticIps: true
      Shortname: "my-shortname"
      AutoAssignPublicIps: true
      StackId: "my-stackid"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

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Quick Facts

ServiceOpsWorks

Properties20

Required7

TaggingNot supported

Primary IDId

Immutable After Creation

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

TypeStackId

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation