cdk

Initialize new CDK project

$ cdk init app --language [typescript]

$ cdk list

$ cdk synth

$ cdk deploy [StackName]

$ cdk deploy --all

$ cdk diff [StackName]

$ cdk destroy [StackName]

cdk [globaloptions] command [arguments] [commandoptions]

cdk is the AWS Cloud Development Kit CLI for defining cloud infrastructure as code using familiar programming languages. It synthesizes CloudFormation templates from TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, or Go code and deploys them to AWS.
Instead of writing CloudFormation YAML or JSON by hand, developers define infrastructure using constructs -- reusable, composable classes that represent AWS resources. The CDK synthesizes these constructs into CloudFormation templates, which are then deployed to create and manage the actual AWS resources.
The workflow typically involves initializing a project with `cdk init`, writing infrastructure code, previewing changes with `cdk diff`, and deploying with `cdk deploy`. The `cdk watch` command enables hot-reloading during development.

--all

Deploy/destroy all stacks

Fast deployment when possible

Approval level: never, any-change, broadening

AWS profile to use

AWS region

Output directory for synthesized templates

Verbose output

cdk.json

Project configuration including app entry point, context values, and feature flags.

init

Create new CDK project from template

List stacks in CDK app

Synthesize CloudFormation template

Deploy stacks to AWS

Delete stacks from AWS

Show differences between stacks

Deploy CDK bootstrap stack

Watch for changes and deploy

Manage cached context values

Open CDK documentation

Requires Node.js and AWS credentials configured. Run `cdk bootstrap` once per account/region before first deploy.

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