The AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) is an open-source software development framework to define cloud infrastructure in code and provision it through AWS CloudFormation.
@guardian/cdk builds on CDK to provide Guardian-specific patterns and
constructs. It is an opinionated and secure-by-default way to describe and
provision your AWS resources.
Jump to:
- Quickstart
- CDK demo including screencast
- Setting up a new project
- Migrating an existing Cloudformation template
- View the typedocs
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Contributing to
@guardian/cdk - Best practices
@guardian/cdk expects certain Parameter Store values to be present - for
example, VPC IDs, and the location of dist buckets. To check for account
readiness and fix any issues, run:
npx @guardian/cdk@latest account-readiness --profile [profile]
Once you've confirmed that your account is ready, you can start provisioning your infrastructure.
Tip: Setting up a new project? Start here!
Tip: Migrating an app? See the Migration Guide for more detail.
Tip: New to CDK? The AWS CDK Developer Guide is worth a read.
We welcome contributions to @guardian/cdk!
To get started, please read our Contribution Guidelines.