AWS CloudFormation now supports Git sync, enabling developers to integrate CloudFormation deployments directly into their Git workflow by synchronizing their stacks from a CloudFormation template stored in a remote Git repository, automating safe and tracked infrastructure updates.

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<p>This article summarizes a new feature introduced by AWS CloudFormation called Git sync. It allows customers to synchronize their CloudFormation stacks from a template stored in a remote Git repository.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Git sync enables developers to integrate CloudFormation deployments into their Git workflow, speeding up the development cycle.</li>
<li>Dynamic values like stack parameters and tags can now be specified via a YAML deployment file, tracked in the Git repository.</li>
<li>AWS will automatically sync and update stacks after every commit to the Git repository.</li>
<li>Teams can configure separate stacks for staging and production branches.</li>
<li>Git sync works with GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, and Bitbucket.</li>
<li>The feature is available in several AWS regions, including Virginia, Ohio, California, Oregon, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Paris, Frankfurt, Ireland, London, Milan, Stockholm, and São Paulo.</li>
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