AWS Resource Deletion Policy - krdheeraj51/aws-labs GitHub Wiki

In AWS CloudFormation, the DeletionPolicy attribute allows you to specify what happens to a resource when its stack is deleted. This attribute can help you preserve, backup, or delete resources based on your requirements.

DeletionPolicy Options:

Retain:

• The resource is kept and not deleted when the stack is deleted.
• Useful for resources that contain important data you want to preserve, such as S3 buckets or RDS databases.

Snapshot:

• A snapshot of the resource is created before it is deleted.
• Applicable to resources like RDS databases and EBS volumes.
• Ensures you have a backup of the resource data.

Delete:

• The resource is deleted when the stack is deleted.
• This is the default behavior if no DeletionPolicy is specified.