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Supported IDEs and Git Repositories

StackOps works with any IDE and GitHub or AWS CodeCommit repositories.

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AWS CodeCommit is being phased out. Use GitHub for new installations.

Whilst any IDE is supported, consider using an IDE which offers AI coding assistance for CloudFormation code.

GitHub Connections​

After installing StackOps, click on "Configuration" and then click on the Git Service "+" to connect your GitHub account.

Suggested Git Layout​

Suggested content and directory structure of your IaC repository is:

readme.md # documentation
.gitignore # ignore files and directories
templates/ # re-usable CloudFormation templates
params/ # re-usable parameter files
deps/ # deployments ~ deployment specfic template & parameter file are placed in a sub-directory

An example StackOps repository that contains a StackOps installation deployment is available here.

AWS CodeCommit Connections​

To clone an AWS CodeCommit repository to your local environment, ensure you have the following tools installed:

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While both HTTPS and SSH can be used to connect your local Git to AWS CodeCommit, using git-remote-codecommit simplifies the process, especially when working with multiple aws cli named profiles and temporary credentials.

Once Git and git-remote-codecommit are installed, you will be able to:

  • clone your IaC repository, and
  • commit infrastructure code from within your IDE which triggers your StackOps deployment pipeline.