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AWS CDK Practice Tasks
BEGINNER 1. Install AWS CDK and Run Your First App: - Install AWS CDK CLI and configure AWS credentials. - Initialize a new CDK project with `cdk init app --language typescript` or your preferred language. - Deploy a basic stack that creates an S3 bucket.
2. Create a Lambda Function:
- Define a Lambda function in your stack that logs "Hello from Lambda!" to CloudWatch. - Set up permissions and deploy, then trigger it manually to test.
3. Add IAM Policies to Resources:
- Add an IAM role and attach permissions to your Lambda function to allow it to access S3. - Verify the permissions are correctly applied.
4. Create a DynamoDB Table:
- Add a DynamoDB table to your stack. - Specify table attributes like partition key and billing mode.
5. Use Environment Variables in Lambda:
- Set up environment variables in your Lambda function through CDK. - Modify your function code to log these variables, deploy, and test.
INTERMEDIATE 6. Set Up a VPC with Subnets: - Define a VPC with public and private subnets in a CDK stack. - Verify the network structure in the AWS console.
7. Deploy an API Gateway with Lambda Integration:
- Create a REST API using API Gateway that triggers your Lambda function. - Test the setup by sending HTTP requests to the endpoint.
8. Create a Simple CI/CD Pipeline:
- Use CodePipeline in your CDK stack to create a basic pipeline that deploys changes automatically. - Set up a source stage (e.g., GitHub or S3) and a build stage (CodeBuild).
9. Add CloudWatch Alarms:
- Define CloudWatch alarms in your stack to monitor your Lambda or DynamoDB performance. - Test by triggering alarms based on specific metrics like error rates or request counts.
10. Use Parameters and Outputs:
- Add parameters to your CDK stack to make resources configurable (e.g., table name or bucket name). - Output values (e.g., bucket URL) and test by accessing them after deployment.
ADVANCED 11. Integrate with Secrets Manager: - Create a secret in Secrets Manager through CDK and use it in your Lambda function. - Verify that the Lambda can securely access and retrieve the secret. 12. Implement Cross-Stack References: - Create two CDK stacks, one with shared resources (e.g., a VPC) and another that uses it. - Set up cross-stack references and deploy both stacks.
13. Manage Multiple Environments (Dev/Prod):
- Use CDK environments to define different configurations for Dev and Prod. - Deploy your app in both environments to see different resource configurations.
14. Write Unit Tests for Your CDK Stack:
- Write basic tests for your stack using the AWS CDK assertions library. - Test for properties such as resource count, specific configurations, and naming conventions.
15. Deploy a Full Stack Application with CDK:
- Define a full application stack with a VPC, API Gateway, Lambda functions, DynamoDB, and S3 for storage. - Deploy and verify that the components work together as expected.
