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title: "Introduction"
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This workshop is split into multiple parts based on the skill level (Basics, Intermediate, Advanced) and focus (Templates, Operations, Resource Types development).

The **Basics** part introduces foundational AWS CloudFormation concepts. In **Intermediate** and **Advanced** sections, you will dive deeper into CloudFormation features.

In the **Basics** part of the workshop, you will:

+ Set up a development environment.
+ Learn what is CloudFormation template and stack.
+ Learn about foundational CloudFormation concepts and features by setting up a simple **[EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/)** Web Server.

In the **Intermediate** part of the workshop, you will:

+ Learn how to manage multiple stacks by creating **[Nested Stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-nested-stacks.html)**
and **[Layered Stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-stack-exports.html)**.
+ You will learn how to **[Package](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-cli-package.html)**
and **[Deploy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-cli-deploy.html)** a _Nested Stack_ from an S3 bucket.

In the **Advanced** part of the workshop, you will:

+ Learn about the [AWS CloudFormation registry](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/registry.html).
+ Learn how to extend CloudFormation by [creating modules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation-cli/latest/userguide/modules.html).
+ Learn how to extend CloudFormation by [creating resource types](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation-cli/latest/userguide/resource-types.html).