Automate Building a Unique Domain Hosting Environment with AWS CloudFormation

I automated building a unique domain hosting environment with AWS CloudFormation 🎉

In my previous article, "Build a Unique Domain Hosting Environment with Amazon Route 53, AWS WAF, Amazon CloudFront, and Amazon S3," I tried to implement the contents of that article with AWS CloudFormation.

I've made the template available on GitHub, so please use it!

aws-cloudformation-templates-showcase

certificate-create.yml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: 2010-09-09
Description: Certificate creation
Parameters:
  DomainName:
    Description: Domain Name
    Type: String
  HostedZoneId:
    Description: Host Zone ID
    Type: String
Resources:
  CertificateManagerCertificate:
    Type: AWS::CertificateManager::Certificate
    Properties:
      DomainName: !Sub ${DomainName}
      DomainValidationOptions:
        -
          DomainName: !Sub ${DomainName}
          HostedZoneId: !Sub ${HostedZoneId}
      ValidationMethod: DNS

hosting.yml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: 2010-09-09
Description: Build a Unique Domain Hosting Environment with Amazon Route 53, Amazon CloudFront, and Amazon S3
Parameters:
  DomainName:
    Description: Domain Name
    Type: String
  HostedZoneId:
    Description: Host Zone ID
    Type: String
  CertificateId:
    Description: Certificate ID
    Type: String
Resources:
  S3Bucket:
    Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
    Properties:
      BucketName: !Sub ${AWS::StackName}-${AWS::Region}-${AWS::AccountId}
  S3BucketPolicy:
    Type: AWS::S3::BucketPolicy
    DependsOn:
      - CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity
    Properties:
      Bucket: !Sub ${S3Bucket}
      PolicyDocument:
        Statement:
          -
            Sid: PolicyForCloudFrontPrivateContent
            Effect: Allow
            Principal:
              AWS: !Sub arn:aws:iam::cloudfront:user/CloudFront Origin Access Identity ${CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity}
            Action: s3:GetObject
            Resource: !Sub arn:aws:s3:::${S3Bucket}/*
  CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity:
    Type: AWS::CloudFront::CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity
    Properties:
      CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityConfig:
        Comment: Unique Domain Hosting Environment
  CloudFrontDistribution:
    Type: AWS::CloudFront::Distribution
    DependsOn:
      - S3Bucket
      - CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity
    Properties:
      DistributionConfig:
        Aliases:
          - !Sub ${DomainName}
        Origins:
          -
            DomainName: !Sub ${S3Bucket}.s3.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com
            Id: !Sub ${S3Bucket}.s3.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com
            S3OriginConfig:
              OriginAccessIdentity: !Sub origin-access-identity/cloudfront/${CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity}
        DefaultCacheBehavior:
          TargetOriginId: !Sub ${S3Bucket}.s3.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com
          Compress: true
          AllowedMethods:
            - HEAD
            - GET
          CachedMethods:
            - HEAD
            - GET
          ViewerProtocolPolicy: redirect-to-https
          CachePolicyId: 658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e58f6
        CustomErrorResponses:
          -
            ErrorCode: 403
            ResponsePagePath: /index.html
            ResponseCode: 200
            ErrorCachingMinTTL: 0
          -
            ErrorCode: 404
            ResponsePagePath: /index.html
            ResponseCode: 200
            ErrorCachingMinTTL: 0
        PriceClass: PriceClass_All
        Enabled: true
        ViewerCertificate:
          AcmCertificateArn: !Sub arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:${AWS::AccountId}:certificate/${CertificateId}
          MinimumProtocolVersion: TLSv1.2_2021
          SslSupportMethod: sni-only
        Restrictions:
          GeoRestriction:
            RestrictionType: none
        HttpVersion: http2
        DefaultRootObject: index.html
        IPV6Enabled: true
  Route53RecordSet:
    Type: AWS::Route53::RecordSet
    DependsOn:
      - CloudFrontDistribution
    Properties:
      Name: !Sub ${DomainName}
      HostedZoneId: !Sub ${HostedZoneId}
      Type: A
      AliasTarget:
        DNSName: !GetAtt CloudFrontDistribution.DomainName
        HostedZoneId: Z2FDTNDATAQYW2

Advance Preparation

Get a unique domain using Amazon Route 53
Make a note of the target domain name and host zone ID

How to build

Auto-deploy SSL certificate in the specified region
Auto-deploy unique domain hosting environment in any region

Auto-Deploy SSL Certificate in the Specified Region

First, we will auto-deploy an SSL certificate in the specified region. We need to create in the "us-east-1" region to use the SSL certificate with CloudFront.

Access CloudFormation with the region "us-east-1," and click "Stack" → “Create Stack” → "Use New Resource."

Select "Template ready" as a prerequisite. To specify the template, select "Upload template file" and upload the file → Click "Next." Use the CloudFormation template "certificate-create.yml."

Set the desired stack name, domain name, and host zone ID → Click "Next."

Set the stack options as default → Click "Next."

Confirm the settings → Click "Create Stack."

Confirm that the stack has been created.

Check the AWS Certificate Manager for the "us-east-1" region, and you will see that the SSL certificate has been created automatically. Note down the target "Certificate ID" for use in the next template.

Auto-Deploy Unique Domain Hosting Environment in Any Region

Finally, we will auto-deploy a unique domain hosting environment in any region.

Access CloudFormation in the region you want to deploy to. Click “Stack” → “Create Stack” → "Use New Resource."

For prerequisites, select "Template is ready." To specify the template, select "Upload template file" and upload the file → Click "Next." Use "hosting.yml" as the CloudFormation template.