Question

How can I launch resources in a specific Availability Zone using AWS CloudFormation?

Answer 1

You can specify the Availability Zone in the resource's properties. Here's an example CloudFormation template to launch an EC2 instance in a specific Availability Zone:

Resources:
  MyEC2Instance:
    Type: AWS::EC2::Instance
    Properties:
      AvailabilityZone: us-west-2a
      ImageId: ami-12345678
      InstanceType: t2.micro