AWS CDK Docker

This could be used as a base for any new AWS CDK project. It uses Docker dind as a base image. It also includes the installation of following software programs:

• AWS CLI
• nodejs
• npm
• Go
• Java
• .NET 6
• Python

It runs in a privileged mode due to use of docker inside the docker container. This allows CDK to build and publish docker images or synthesis Lambda's container runtime inside the running container.

Useful Makefile Commands

There is a makefile at the root of this project, this would make running docker-compose.yml easier.

• make: Builds docker images (it ignores cached image & existing container)
• make up: Creates and runs docker container for cdk
• make down: Stops & Removes cdk container
• make cdk: Enters cdk container

Useful CDK Commands

Start a new CDK project using Golang inside the cdk container using make cdk and then you could run all cdk commands; including the ones demonstrated below.

mkdir deploy
cd deploy
cdk init app --language go

Links

• Getting Started with AWS CDK V2
• API Reference

Credits

• Hadi Tajallaei

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