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Provides AWS CloudFormation patterns for CloudWatch monitoring, metrics, alarms, dashboards, logs, and observability. Use when creating CloudWatch metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, log subscriptions, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, Application Signals, and implementing template structure with Parameters, Outputs, Mappings, Conditions, cross-stack references, and CloudWatch best practices for monitoring production infrastructure.

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AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch Monitoring

Overview

Creates CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure using CloudFormation templates: metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, and Application Signals.

When to Use

  • Creating CloudWatch metrics and alarms for production infrastructure
  • Building CloudWatch dashboards for multi-region visualization
  • Implementing log groups with retention, encryption, and metric filters
  • Configuring anomaly detection and composite alarms
  • Setting up cross-stack references with Parameters and Outputs
  • Validating and deploying monitoring stacks with CloudFormation

Instructions

Follow these steps to create CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure with CloudFormation:

1. Define Alarm Parameters

Specify metric namespaces, dimensions, and threshold values:

Parameters:
  ErrorRateThreshold:
    Type: Number
    Default: 5
    Description: Error rate threshold for alarms (percentage)

  LatencyThreshold:
    Type: Number
    Default: 1000
    Description: Latency threshold in milliseconds

  CpuUtilizationThreshold:
    Type: Number
    Default: 80
    Description: CPU utilization threshold (percentage)

  LogRetentionDays:
    Type: Number
    Default: 30
    AllowedValues:
      - 1
      - 3
      - 7
      - 14
      - 30
      - 60
      - 90
      - 120
      - 365
    Description: Number of days to retain log events
2. Create CloudWatch Alarms

Set up alarms for CPU, memory, disk, and custom metrics:

Resources:
  HighCpuAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-high-cpu"
      AlarmDescription: Trigger when CPU utilization exceeds threshold
      MetricName: CPUUtilization
      Namespace: AWS/EC2
      Dimensions:
        - Name: InstanceId
          Value: !Ref InstanceId
      Statistic: Average
      Period: 60
      EvaluationPeriods: 3
      Threshold: !Ref CpuUtilizationThreshold
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
      AlarmActions:
        - !Ref AlarmTopic

  ErrorRateAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-error-rate"
      MetricName: ErrorRate
      Namespace: !Ref CustomNamespace
      Dimensions:
        - Name: Service
          Value: !Ref ServiceName
      Statistic: Average
      Period: 60
      EvaluationPeriods: 5
      Threshold: !Ref ErrorRateThreshold
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
3. Configure Alarm Actions

Define SNS topics for notification delivery:

Resources:
  AlarmNotificationTopic:
    Type: AWS::SNS::Topic
    Properties:
      DisplayName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"
      TopicName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"

  AlarmTopicPolicy:
    Type: AWS::SNS::TopicPolicy
    Properties:
      PolicyDocument:
        Statement:
          - Effect: Allow
            Principal:
              Service: cloudwatch.amazonaws.com
            Action: sns:Publish
            Resource: !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
      Topics:
        - !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
4. Create Dashboards

Build visualization widgets for metrics across resources:

Resources:
  MonitoringDashboard:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
    Properties:
      DashboardName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-dashboard"
      DashboardBody: !Sub |
        {
          "widgets": [
            {
              "type": "metric",
              "x": 0,
              "y": 0,
              "width": 12,
              "height": 6,
              "properties": {
                "title": "CPU Utilization",
                "metrics": [["AWS/EC2", "CPUUtilization", "InstanceId", "${InstanceId}"]],
                "period": 300,
                "stat": "Average",
                "region": "${AWS::Region}"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
5. Set Up Log Groups

Configure retention policies and encryption settings:

Resources:
  ApplicationLogGroup:
    Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Sub "/aws/applications/${Environment}/${ApplicationName}"
      RetentionInDays: !Ref LogRetentionDays
      KmsKeyId: !Ref LogEncryptionKey
6. Implement Metric Filters

Create metrics from log data:

Resources:
  ErrorMetricFilter:
    Type: AWS::Logs::MetricFilter
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Ref ApplicationLogGroup
      FilterPattern: '[level="ERROR", msg]'
      MetricTransformations:
        - MetricValue: "1"
          MetricNamespace: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/Application"
          MetricName: ErrorCount
7. Add Composite Alarms

Build multi-condition alarm logic:

Resources:
  SystemHealthComposite:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::CompositeAlarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-system-health"
      AlarmRule: !Or
        - !Ref HighCpuAlarm
        - !Ref ErrorRateAlarm
      AlarmActions:
        - !Ref AlarmTopic
8. Configure Log Insights Queries

Create saved queries for log analysis:

Resources:
  ErrorAnalysisQuery:
    Type: AWS::Logs::QueryDefinition
    Properties:
      Name: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-errors"
      LogGroupNames:
        - !Ref ApplicationLogGroup
      QueryString: |
        fields @timestamp, @message
        | filter @message like /ERROR/
        | sort @timestamp desc
        | limit 100
9. Validate Template

Before deploying, validate the CloudFormation template:

aws cloudformation validate-template --template-body file://template.yaml

For parameterized templates, test with sample values:

aws cloudformation validate-template \
  --template-body file://monitoring.yaml \
  --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM
10. Deploy and Verify

Deploy the stack and verify resources:

# Deploy stack
aws cloudformation create-stack \
  --stack-name my-monitoring-stack \
  --template-body file://monitoring.yaml \
  --parameters file://parameters.json \
  --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM

# Wait for completion
aws cloudformation wait stack-create-complete \
  --stack-name my-monitoring-stack

# Verify alarms are in OK state
aws cloudwatch describe-alarms --stack-name my-monitoring-stack

# Check dashboard accessibility
aws cloudwatch get-dashboard --dashboard-name my-monitoring-stack-dashboard

Test alarm actions before production:

# Set alarm to testing state
aws cloudwatch set-alarm-state \
  --alarm-name my-alarm \
  --state-value ALARM \
  --state-reason "Testing alarm action"

Best Practices

  • Use composite alarms to reduce noise and avoid false positives
  • Set meaningful thresholds based on baseline metrics
  • Configure appropriate evaluation periods (3-5 datapoints)
  • Enable anomaly detection for metrics with variable patterns
  • Use metric math for derived metrics (error rates, latency percentiles)
  • Set appropriate log retention based on compliance needs
  • Encrypt log groups with sensitive data using KMS
  • Test alarm actions with set-alarm-state before production

Examples

Example 1: Complete Monitoring Stack
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Description: Complete CloudWatch monitoring setup

Parameters:
  Environment:
    Type: String
    Default: prod
    AllowedValues: [dev, staging, prod]

Resources:
  # SNS Topic for notifications
  AlarmTopic:
    Type: AWS::SNS::Topic
    Properties:
      DisplayName: !Sub "${Environment}-alarms"

  # Alarm for high CPU
  CpuAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-cpu-high"
      MetricName: CPUUtilization
      Namespace: AWS/EC2
      Statistic: Average
      Period: 300
      EvaluationPeriods: 2
      Threshold: 80
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
      AlarmActions:
        - !Ref AlarmTopic

  # Dashboard
  Dashboard:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
    Properties:
      DashboardName: !Ref AWS::StackName
      DashboardBody: !Sub |
        {
          "widgets": [{
            "type": "metric",
            "properties": {
              "metrics": [["AWS/EC2", "CPUUtilization"]],
              "period": 300,
              "stat": "Average"
            }
          }]
        }
Example 2: Log-Based Metrics with Filters
Resources:
  AppLogGroup:
    Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Sub "/app/${Environment}"
      RetentionInDays: 30

  ErrorMetricFilter:
    Type: AWS::Logs::MetricFilter
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Ref AppLogGroup
      FilterPattern: '"ERROR"'
      MetricTransformations:
        - MetricValue: "1"
          MetricNamespace: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/App"
          MetricName: ErrorCount

  ErrorAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-errors"
      MetricName: ErrorCount
      MetricNamespace: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/App"
      Statistic: Sum
      Period: 300
      EvaluationPeriods: 1
      Threshold: 1
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold

Constraints and Warnings

Resource Limits
  • Maximum 5000 alarms per account
  • Maximum 50 metric filters per log group
  • Dashboard body limited to 512KB
  • Maximum 200 metrics per alarm expression
Security Considerations
  • Enable encryption on log groups containing sensitive data
  • Use IAM policies to restrict alarm action permissions
  • Avoid hardcoding thresholds in templates; use Parameters
  • Protect SNS topics with encryption and access policies
Operational Warnings
  • High-resolution alarms (10s/30s) incur higher costs
  • Missing data treatment affects alarm state; configure explicitly
  • Composite alarms can mask individual alarm states
  • Metric filters are immutable after creation; recreate to change
Cost Optimization
  • Use standard resolution (5-minute period) unless necessary
  • Set appropriate retention periods (shorter = cheaper)
  • Delete unused dashboards and custom metrics
  • Monitor CloudWatch charges with budgets and alerts
Monitoring Strategy
  • Use composite alarms to reduce alarm noise
  • Configure appropriate evaluation periods to avoid false positives
  • Set up anomaly detection for metrics with variable patterns
  • Use metric math for derived metrics (error rates, averages)
  • Implement high-resolution alarms for critical metrics
  • Create separate dashboards for different audiences (ops, dev, management)
Log Management
  • Use appropriate retention periods based on compliance requirements
  • Encrypt log groups containing sensitive data
  • Implement metric filters for critical log patterns
  • Set up cross-account log aggregation for centralized analysis
  • Use CloudWatch Logs Insights for troubleshooting
  • Configure log subscriptions to Lambda/Kinesis for real-time processing
Alarm Configuration
  • Set meaningful thresholds based on baseline metrics
  • Use datapoints-to-alarm for reliability
  • Configure OK actions to reset notifications
  • Treat missing data appropriately (breaching, not breaching, ignore)
  • Test alarm actions regularly
  • Document alarm runbooks and escalation procedures
Template Structure
  • Use AWS-specific parameter types for resources
  • Implement parameter constraints for validation
  • Use Conditions for environment-specific configuration
  • Leverage Mappings for region-specific settings
  • Apply Metadata for parameter grouping
  • Use nested stacks for large monitoring setups
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name: aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch
description: Provides AWS CloudFormation patterns for CloudWatch monitoring, metrics, alarms, dashboards, logs, and observability. Use when creating CloudWatch metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, log subscriptions, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, Application Signals, and implementing template structure with Parameters, Outputs, Mappings, Conditions, cross-stack references, and CloudWatch best practices for monitoring production infrastructure.
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# AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch Monitoring

## Overview

Creates CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure using CloudFormation templates: metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, and Application Signals.

## When to Use

- Creating CloudWatch metrics and alarms for production infrastructure
- Building CloudWatch dashboards for multi-region visualization
- Implementing log groups with retention, encryption, and metric filters
- Configuring anomaly detection and composite alarms
- Setting up cross-stack references with Parameters and Outputs
- Validating and deploying monitoring stacks with CloudFormation

## Instructions

Follow these steps to create CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure with CloudFormation:

### 1. Define Alarm Parameters

Specify metric namespaces, dimensions, and threshold values:

```yaml
Parameters:
  ErrorRateThreshold:
    Type: Number
    Default: 5
    Description: Error rate threshold for alarms (percentage)

  LatencyThreshold:
    Type: Number
    Default: 1000
    Description: Latency threshold in milliseconds

  CpuUtilizationThreshold:
    Type: Number
    Default: 80
    Description: CPU utilization threshold (percentage)

  LogRetentionDays:
    Type: Number
    Default: 30
    AllowedValues:
      - 1
      - 3
      - 7
      - 14
      - 30
      - 60
      - 90
      - 120
      - 365
    Description: Number of days to retain log events
```

### 2. Create CloudWatch Alarms

Set up alarms for CPU, memory, disk, and custom metrics:

```yaml
Resources:
  HighCpuAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-high-cpu"
      AlarmDescription: Trigger when CPU utilization exceeds threshold
      MetricName: CPUUtilization
      Namespace: AWS/EC2
      Dimensions:
        - Name: InstanceId
          Value: !Ref InstanceId
      Statistic: Average
      Period: 60
      EvaluationPeriods: 3
      Threshold: !Ref CpuUtilizationThreshold
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
      AlarmActions:
        - !Ref AlarmTopic

  ErrorRateAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-error-rate"
      MetricName: ErrorRate
      Namespace: !Ref CustomNamespace
      Dimensions:
        - Name: Service
          Value: !Ref ServiceName
      Statistic: Average
      Period: 60
      EvaluationPeriods: 5
      Threshold: !Ref ErrorRateThreshold
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
```

### 3. Configure Alarm Actions

Define SNS topics for notification delivery:

```yaml
Resources:
  AlarmNotificationTopic:
    Type: AWS::SNS::Topic
    Properties:
      DisplayName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"
      TopicName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"

  AlarmTopicPolicy:
    Type: AWS::SNS::TopicPolicy
    Properties:
      PolicyDocument:
        Statement:
          - Effect: Allow
            Principal:
              Service: cloudwatch.amazonaws.com
            Action: sns:Publish
            Resource: !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
      Topics:
        - !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
```

### 4. Create Dashboards

Build visualization widgets for metrics across resources:

```yaml
Resources:
  MonitoringDashboard:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
    Properties:
      DashboardName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-dashboard"
      DashboardBody: !Sub |
        {
          "widgets": [
            {
              "type": "metric",
              "x": 0,
              "y": 0,
              "width": 12,
              "height": 6,
              "properties": {
                "title": "CPU Utilization",
                "metrics": [["AWS/EC2", "CPUUtilization", "InstanceId", "${InstanceId}"]],
                "period": 300,
                "stat": "Average",
                "region": "${AWS::Region}"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
```

### 5. Set Up Log Groups

Configure retention policies and encryption settings:

```yaml
Resources:
  ApplicationLogGroup:
    Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Sub "/aws/applications/${Environment}/${ApplicationName}"
      RetentionInDays: !Ref LogRetentionDays
      KmsKeyId: !Ref LogEncryptionKey
```

### 6. Implement Metric Filters

Create metrics from log data:

```yaml
Resources:
  ErrorMetricFilter:
    Type: AWS::Logs::MetricFilter
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Ref ApplicationLogGroup
      FilterPattern: '[level="ERROR", msg]'
      MetricTransformations:
        - MetricValue: "1"
          MetricNamespace: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/Application"
          MetricName: ErrorCount
```

### 7. Add Composite Alarms

Build multi-condition alarm logic:

```yaml
Resources:
  SystemHealthComposite:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::CompositeAlarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-system-health"
      AlarmRule: !Or
        - !Ref HighCpuAlarm
        - !Ref ErrorRateAlarm
      AlarmActions:
        - !Ref AlarmTopic
```

### 8. Configure Log Insights Queries

Create saved queries for log analysis:

```yaml
Resources:
  ErrorAnalysisQuery:
    Type: AWS::Logs::QueryDefinition
    Properties:
      Name: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-errors"
      LogGroupNames:
        - !Ref ApplicationLogGroup
      QueryString: |
        fields @timestamp, @message
        | filter @message like /ERROR/
        | sort @timestamp desc
        | limit 100
```

### 9. Validate Template

Before deploying, validate the CloudFormation template:

```bash
aws cloudformation validate-template --template-body file://template.yaml
```

For parameterized templates, test with sample values:

```bash
aws cloudformation validate-template \
  --template-body file://monitoring.yaml \
  --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM
```

### 10. Deploy and Verify

Deploy the stack and verify resources:

```bash
# Deploy stack
aws cloudformation create-stack \
  --stack-name my-monitoring-stack \
  --template-body file://monitoring.yaml \
  --parameters file://parameters.json \
  --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM

# Wait for completion
aws cloudformation wait stack-create-complete \
  --stack-name my-monitoring-stack

# Verify alarms are in OK state
aws cloudwatch describe-alarms --stack-name my-monitoring-stack

# Check dashboard accessibility
aws cloudwatch get-dashboard --dashboard-name my-monitoring-stack-dashboard
```

Test alarm actions before production:

```bash
# Set alarm to testing state
aws cloudwatch set-alarm-state \
  --alarm-name my-alarm \
  --state-value ALARM \
  --state-reason "Testing alarm action"
```

## Best Practices

- Use composite alarms to reduce noise and avoid false positives
- Set meaningful thresholds based on baseline metrics
- Configure appropriate evaluation periods (3-5 datapoints)
- Enable anomaly detection for metrics with variable patterns
- Use metric math for derived metrics (error rates, latency percentiles)
- Set appropriate log retention based on compliance needs
- Encrypt log groups with sensitive data using KMS
- Test alarm actions with `set-alarm-state` before production

## Examples

### Example 1: Complete Monitoring Stack

```yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Description: Complete CloudWatch monitoring setup

Parameters:
  Environment:
    Type: String
    Default: prod
    AllowedValues: [dev, staging, prod]

Resources:
  # SNS Topic for notifications
  AlarmTopic:
    Type: AWS::SNS::Topic
    Properties:
      DisplayName: !Sub "${Environment}-alarms"

  # Alarm for high CPU
  CpuAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-cpu-high"
      MetricName: CPUUtilization
      Namespace: AWS/EC2
      Statistic: Average
      Period: 300
      EvaluationPeriods: 2
      Threshold: 80
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
      AlarmActions:
        - !Ref AlarmTopic

  # Dashboard
  Dashboard:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
    Properties:
      DashboardName: !Ref AWS::StackName
      DashboardBody: !Sub |
        {
          "widgets": [{
            "type": "metric",
            "properties": {
              "metrics": [["AWS/EC2", "CPUUtilization"]],
              "period": 300,
              "stat": "Average"
            }
          }]
        }
```

### Example 2: Log-Based Metrics with Filters

```yaml
Resources:
  AppLogGroup:
    Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Sub "/app/${Environment}"
      RetentionInDays: 30

  ErrorMetricFilter:
    Type: AWS::Logs::MetricFilter
    Properties:
      LogGroupName: !Ref AppLogGroup
      FilterPattern: '"ERROR"'
      MetricTransformations:
        - MetricValue: "1"
          MetricNamespace: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/App"
          MetricName: ErrorCount

  ErrorAlarm:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
    Properties:
      AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-errors"
      MetricName: ErrorCount
      MetricNamespace: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/App"
      Statistic: Sum
      Period: 300
      EvaluationPeriods: 1
      Threshold: 1
      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold
```

## Constraints and Warnings

### Resource Limits
- Maximum 5000 alarms per account
- Maximum 50 metric filters per log group
- Dashboard body limited to 512KB
- Maximum 200 metrics per alarm expression

### Security Considerations
- Enable encryption on log groups containing sensitive data
- Use IAM policies to restrict alarm action permissions
- Avoid hardcoding thresholds in templates; use Parameters
- Protect SNS topics with encryption and access policies

### Operational Warnings
- High-resolution alarms (10s/30s) incur higher costs
- Missing data treatment affects alarm state; configure explicitly
- Composite alarms can mask individual alarm states
- Metric filters are immutable after creation; recreate to change

### Cost Optimization
- Use standard resolution (5-minute period) unless necessary
- Set appropriate retention periods (shorter = cheaper)
- Delete unused dashboards and custom metrics
- Monitor CloudWatch charges with budgets and alerts

### Monitoring Strategy

- Use composite alarms to reduce alarm noise
- Configure appropriate evaluation periods to avoid false positives
- Set up anomaly detection for metrics with variable patterns
- Use metric math for derived metrics (error rates, averages)
- Implement high-resolution alarms for critical metrics
- Create separate dashboards for different audiences (ops, dev, management)

### Log Management

- Use appropriate retention periods based on compliance requirements
- Encrypt log groups containing sensitive data
- Implement metric filters for critical log patterns
- Set up cross-account log aggregation for centralized analysis
- Use CloudWatch Logs Insights for troubleshooting
- Configure log subscriptions to Lambda/Kinesis for real-time processing

### Alarm Configuration

- Set meaningful thresholds based on baseline metrics
- Use datapoints-to-alarm for reliability
- Configure OK actions to reset notifications
- Treat missing data appropriately (breaching, not breaching, ignore)
- Test alarm actions regularly
- Document alarm runbooks and escalation procedures

### Template Structure

- Use AWS-specific parameter types for resources
- Implement parameter constraints for validation
- Use Conditions for environment-specific configuration
- Leverage Mappings for region-specific settings
- Apply Metadata for parameter grouping
- Use nested stacks for large monitoring setups

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