How to create a template from existing resources?

Question

I've heard about "CloudFormer" tool, to automatically generate a base template from existing resources on the cloud. https://medium.com/@ridmag/how-to-use-aws-cloudformer-e8d848cfafe1

I can't find this tool in aws? Perhaps this is a old tool that has been removed?

I've heard about another not-Amazon product named "terraform.io" as well. Can Terraform do this? Can it produce a template (in its proprietary format and/or in the cloudformation format) as well?

Answer 1

CoudFormer is no longer maintained and deprecated by AWS. Instead, former2 can be used which is open sourced , developed by AWS Hero and used by AWS clients as explained in AWS blog:

• How DNAnexus used the open source Former2 project to create infrastructure as code templates for their disaster recovery pipeline