Amazon CloudFront template snippets
Use these sample template snippets with your Amazon CloudFront distribution resource in AWS CloudFormation. For
more examples, see the Examples section in the AWS::CloudFront::Distribution
resource.
Topics
Amazon CloudFront distribution resource with an Amazon S3 origin
The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront Distribution using an S3Origin and legacy origin access identity (OAI). For information about using origin access control (OAC) instead, see Restricting access to an Amazon Simple Storage Service origin in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.
JSON
{ "AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09", "Resources" : { "myDistribution" : { "Type" : "AWS::CloudFront::Distribution", "Properties" : { "DistributionConfig" : { "Origins" : [ { "DomainName" : "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com", "Id" : "myS3Origin", "S3OriginConfig" : { "OriginAccessIdentity" : "origin-access-identity/cloudfront/E127EXAMPLE51Z" } }], "Enabled" : "true", "Comment" : "Some comment", "DefaultRootObject" : "index.html", "Logging" : { "IncludeCookies" : "false", "Bucket" : "amzn-s3-demo-logging-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com", "Prefix" : "myprefix" }, "Aliases" : [ "mysite.example.com", "yoursite.example.com" ], "DefaultCacheBehavior" : { "AllowedMethods" : [ "DELETE", "GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "PATCH", "POST", "PUT" ], "TargetOriginId" : "myS3Origin", "ForwardedValues" : { "QueryString" : "false", "Cookies" : { "Forward" : "none" } }, "TrustedSigners" : [ "1234567890EX", "1234567891EX" ], "ViewerProtocolPolicy" : "allow-all" }, "PriceClass" : "PriceClass_200", "Restrictions" : { "GeoRestriction" : { "RestrictionType" : "whitelist", "Locations" : [ "AQ", "CV" ] } }, "ViewerCertificate" : { "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate" : "true" } } } } } }
YAML
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09' Resources: myDistribution: Type: AWS::CloudFront::Distribution Properties: DistributionConfig: Origins: - DomainName: amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com Id: myS3Origin S3OriginConfig: OriginAccessIdentity: origin-access-identity/cloudfront/E127EXAMPLE51Z Enabled: 'true' Comment: Some comment DefaultRootObject: index.html Logging: IncludeCookies: 'false' Bucket: amzn-s3-demo-logging-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com Prefix: myprefix Aliases: - mysite.example.com - yoursite.example.com DefaultCacheBehavior: AllowedMethods: - DELETE - GET - HEAD - OPTIONS - PATCH - POST - PUT TargetOriginId: myS3Origin ForwardedValues: QueryString: 'false' Cookies: Forward: none TrustedSigners: - 1234567890EX - 1234567891EX ViewerProtocolPolicy: allow-all PriceClass: PriceClass_200 Restrictions: GeoRestriction: RestrictionType: whitelist Locations: - AQ - CV ViewerCertificate: CloudFrontDefaultCertificate: 'true'
Amazon CloudFront distribution resource with custom origin
The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront Distribution using a CustomOrigin.
JSON
{ "AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09", "Resources" : { "myDistribution" : { "Type" : "AWS::CloudFront::Distribution", "Properties" : { "DistributionConfig" : { "Origins" : [ { "DomainName" : "www.example.com", "Id" : "myCustomOrigin", "CustomOriginConfig" : { "HTTPPort" : "80", "HTTPSPort" : "443", "OriginProtocolPolicy" : "http-only" } } ], "Enabled" : "true", "Comment" : "Somecomment", "DefaultRootObject" : "index.html", "Logging" : { "IncludeCookies" : "true", "Bucket" : "amzn-s3-demo-logging-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com", "Prefix": "myprefix" }, "Aliases" : [ "mysite.example.com", "*.yoursite.example.com" ], "DefaultCacheBehavior" : { "TargetOriginId" : "myCustomOrigin", "SmoothStreaming" : "false", "ForwardedValues" : { "QueryString" : "false", "Cookies" : { "Forward" : "all" } }, "TrustedSigners" : [ "1234567890EX", "1234567891EX" ], "ViewerProtocolPolicy" : "allow-all" }, "CustomErrorResponses" : [ { "ErrorCode" : "404", "ResponsePagePath" : "/error-pages/404.html", "ResponseCode" : "200", "ErrorCachingMinTTL" : "30" } ], "PriceClass" : "PriceClass_200", "Restrictions" : { "GeoRestriction" : { "RestrictionType" : "whitelist", "Locations" : [ "AQ", "CV" ] } }, "ViewerCertificate": { "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate" : "true" } } } } } }
YAML
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09' Resources: myDistribution: Type: 'AWS::CloudFront::Distribution' Properties: DistributionConfig: Origins: - DomainName: www.example.com Id: myCustomOrigin CustomOriginConfig: HTTPPort: '80' HTTPSPort: '443' OriginProtocolPolicy: http-only Enabled: 'true' Comment: Somecomment DefaultRootObject: index.html Logging: IncludeCookies: 'true' Bucket: amzn-s3-demo-logging-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com Prefix: myprefix Aliases: - mysite.example.com - "*.yoursite.example.com" DefaultCacheBehavior: TargetOriginId: myCustomOrigin SmoothStreaming: 'false' ForwardedValues: QueryString: 'false' Cookies: Forward: all TrustedSigners: - 1234567890EX - 1234567891EX ViewerProtocolPolicy: allow-all CustomErrorResponses: - ErrorCode: '404' ResponsePagePath: "/error-pages/404.html" ResponseCode: '200' ErrorCachingMinTTL: '30' PriceClass: PriceClass_200 Restrictions: GeoRestriction: RestrictionType: whitelist Locations: - AQ - CV ViewerCertificate: CloudFrontDefaultCertificate: 'true'
Amazon CloudFront distribution with multi-origin support
The following example template shows how to declare a CloudFront Distribution with multi-origin support. In the DistributionConfig, a list of origins is provided and a DefaultCacheBehavior is set.
JSON
{ "AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09", "Resources" : { "myDistribution" : { "Type" : "AWS::CloudFront::Distribution", "Properties" : { "DistributionConfig" : { "Origins" : [ { "Id" : "myS3Origin", "DomainName" : "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com", "S3OriginConfig" : { "OriginAccessIdentity" : "origin-access-identity/cloudfront/E127EXAMPLE51Z" } }, { "Id" : "myCustomOrigin", "DomainName" : "www.example.com", "CustomOriginConfig" : { "HTTPPort" : "80", "HTTPSPort" : "443", "OriginProtocolPolicy" : "http-only" } } ], "Enabled" : "true", "Comment" : "Some comment", "DefaultRootObject" : "index.html", "Logging" : { "IncludeCookies" : "true", "Bucket" : "amzn-s3-demo-logging-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com", "Prefix" : "myprefix" }, "Aliases" : [ "mysite.example.com", "yoursite.example.com" ], "DefaultCacheBehavior" : { "TargetOriginId" : "myS3Origin", "ForwardedValues" : { "QueryString" : "false", "Cookies" : { "Forward" : "all" } }, "TrustedSigners" : [ "1234567890EX", "1234567891EX" ], "ViewerProtocolPolicy" : "allow-all", "MinTTL" : "100", "SmoothStreaming" : "true" }, "CacheBehaviors" : [ { "AllowedMethods" : [ "DELETE", "GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "PATCH", "POST", "PUT" ], "TargetOriginId" : "myS3Origin", "ForwardedValues" : { "QueryString" : "true", "Cookies" : { "Forward" : "none" } }, "TrustedSigners" : [ "1234567890EX", "1234567891EX" ], "ViewerProtocolPolicy" : "allow-all", "MinTTL" : "50", "PathPattern" : "images1/*.jpg" }, { "AllowedMethods" : [ "DELETE", "GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "PATCH", "POST", "PUT" ], "TargetOriginId" : "myCustomOrigin", "ForwardedValues" : { "QueryString" : "true", "Cookies" : { "Forward" : "none" } }, "TrustedSigners" : [ "1234567890EX", "1234567891EX" ], "ViewerProtocolPolicy" : "allow-all", "MinTTL" : "50", "PathPattern" : "images2/*.jpg" } ], "CustomErrorResponses" : [ { "ErrorCode" : "404", "ResponsePagePath" : "/error-pages/404.html", "ResponseCode" : "200", "ErrorCachingMinTTL" : "30" } ], "PriceClass" : "PriceClass_All", "ViewerCertificate" : { "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate" : "true" } } } } } }
YAML
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09' Resources: myDistribution: Type: AWS::CloudFront::Distribution Properties: DistributionConfig: Origins: - Id: myS3Origin DomainName: amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com S3OriginConfig: OriginAccessIdentity: origin-access-identity/cloudfront/E127EXAMPLE51Z - Id: myCustomOrigin DomainName: www.example.com CustomOriginConfig: HTTPPort: '80' HTTPSPort: '443' OriginProtocolPolicy: http-only Enabled: 'true' Comment: Some comment DefaultRootObject: index.html Logging: IncludeCookies: 'true' Bucket: amzn-s3-demo-logging-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com Prefix: myprefix Aliases: - mysite.example.com - yoursite.example.com DefaultCacheBehavior: TargetOriginId: myS3Origin ForwardedValues: QueryString: 'false' Cookies: Forward: all TrustedSigners: - 1234567890EX - 1234567891EX ViewerProtocolPolicy: allow-all MinTTL: '100' SmoothStreaming: 'true' CacheBehaviors: - AllowedMethods: - DELETE - GET - HEAD - OPTIONS - PATCH - POST - PUT TargetOriginId: myS3Origin ForwardedValues: QueryString: 'true' Cookies: Forward: none TrustedSigners: - 1234567890EX - 1234567891EX ViewerProtocolPolicy: allow-all MinTTL: '50' PathPattern: images1/*.jpg - AllowedMethods: - DELETE - GET - HEAD - OPTIONS - PATCH - POST - PUT TargetOriginId: myCustomOrigin ForwardedValues: QueryString: 'true' Cookies: Forward: none TrustedSigners: - 1234567890EX - 1234567891EX ViewerProtocolPolicy: allow-all MinTTL: '50' PathPattern: images2/*.jpg CustomErrorResponses: - ErrorCode: '404' ResponsePagePath: "/error-pages/404.html" ResponseCode: '200' ErrorCachingMinTTL: '30' PriceClass: PriceClass_All ViewerCertificate: CloudFrontDefaultCertificate: 'true'
