Error message when trying to deploy without bootstrap stack is confusing

[rix0rrr]

The error message reads as follows:

 ⏳  Starting deployment of stack cdk-build-pipelines...
The template for stack cdk-build-pipelines is 170837 bytes long, a CDK Toolkit stack is required for deployment of templates larger than 51,200 bytes. A CDK Toolkit stack can be created using cdk bootstrap '993655754359/us-east-1'
 ❌  Deployment of stack cdk-build-pipelines failed: Error: The template for stack cdk-build-pipelines is larger than 50,200 bytes, and no CDK Toolkit info was provided
The template for stack cdk-build-pipelines is larger than 50,200 bytes, and no CDK Toolkit info was provided

The very first error message seems fine. However:

• Basically the same error is shown 3 times.
• There is an inconsistency between the sizes mentioned: one is 51k, the other one is 50.
• "No toolkit info provided" is too low-level to show to the user. "Toolkit info" is terminology internal to the Toolkit implementation, and does not concern the user.

[cristi-]

Hi,

I am hitting this issue with a CF stack that contains many Ingress/Egress resources. What would a solution be?

Thanks!

[cristi-]

Ah, this is actually a CF limitation. Nothing to do in this case, except upload the stack to a S3 bucket.

Thanks!

[eladb]

You should be able to execute:

$ cdk bootstrap '993655754359/us-east-1'

To bootstrap the toolkit stack.

[eladb]

@cristi- no need to upload manually, the "toolkit stack" is used for this. Just bootstrap it using the command above and you should be golden

[eladb]

We should definitely improve this error message

[cristi-]

Thanks, I will try the bootstrap method after I get the proper access for the username that deploys using cdk.