CloudFormer is a tool that lets you create CloudFormation templates by looking at pre-existing resources. If you have a set of resources that you have already created on an ad hoc basis, as we have done so far in the book, then you can use CloudFormer to group them under a new CloudFormation template. You can then later customize the template that CloudFormer generates using a text editor or even CloudFormation designer, making it fit your needs. Unlike most AWS tools and services, CloudFormer isn't completely managed by AWS; it's a self-hosted tool that you can instantiate on demand using CloudFormation. To do so, follow the given steps:
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