AWS CloudFormation: Configuring replication for an existing S3 bucket

Question

I have an existing S3 bucket that I cannot delete/recreate (this bucket is not tracked in an existing CloudFormation stack; it was created manually).

I'd like to use CloudFormation to add a replication configuration to the bucket (replicating objects to another bucket).

I see in the CloudFormation documentation that you can specify the replication configuration when you create a new bucket.

Is there any way, though, to use CloudFormation to set a replication configuration on a bucket that already exists?

Answer 1

You have to import your bucket to CloudFormation (CFN) before you can manage it using CFN. Once you do this, you will be able to setup replication for it from CFN.