Name an EC2 Instance in the CloudFormation template?

Question

I have a template that works and generates a stack but I cannot find a property to set or something else that allows me to give a Name to the EC2 Instance I have created. When it is generated the Name is blank.

Answer 1

You need to add a tag with key Name to the cloud formation template. Like this...

"ec2-instance" : {     "Type" : "AWS::EC2::Instance",     "Properties" : {         "ImageId" : "ami-0102022,         "SecurityGroupIds" : [{ "Ref" : "SecurityGroup" }],         "SubnetId" : { "Ref" : "Subnet" },         "InstanceType" : "m1.medium",         "Tags" : [             {"Key" : "Name", "Value" : "Instance name"},             {"Key" : "Environment", "Value" : { "Ref" : "Environment" }},             {"Key" : "Owner", "Value" : { "Ref" : "Owner" }}         ]     } }