AWS::CloudFront::Distribution

CloudFront Distribution

A distribution tells CloudFront where you want content to be delivered from, and the details about how to track and manage content delivery.

Properties

2 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`DistributionConfig`	`DistributionConfig`	Required
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`

Return Values

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

Attribute	Type	Description
`DomainName`	`string`	-
`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::CloudFront::Distribution

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::CloudFront::Distribution
    Properties:
      DistributionConfig: "value"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

cloudfront:CreateConnectionGroupcloudfront:CreateDistributioncloudfront:CreateDistributionWithTagscloudfront:GetConnectionGroupcloudfront:GetDistributioncloudfront:GetDistributionConfigcloudfront:GetVpcOrigincloudfront:TagResource

delete

cloudfront:DeleteDistributioncloudfront:GetDistributioncloudfront:GetDistributionConfig

list

cloudfront:ListTagsForResourcecloudfront:ListDistributions

read

cloudfront:GetDistributioncloudfront:GetDistributionConfig

update

cloudfront:CreateConnectionGroupcloudfront:GetConnectionGroupcloudfront:GetDistributioncloudfront:GetDistributionConfigcloudfront:GetVpcOrigincloudfront:UpdateDistributioncloudfront:UpdateDistributionWithStagingConfigcloudfront:ListTagsForResource

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Quick Facts

ServiceCloudFront

Properties4

Required1

TaggingSupported

Primary IDId

Supported Operations

CreateDeleteListReadUpdate

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation