Creating a namespace for your application in Amazon AppConfig
The procedures in this section help you create an Amazon AppConfig artifact called an application. An application is simply an organizational construct like a folder that identifies the namespace of your application. This organizational construct has a relationship with some unit of executable code. For example, you could create an application called MyMobileApp to organize and manage configuration data for a mobile application installed by your users. You must create these artifacts before you can use Amazon AppConfig to deploy and retrieve feature flags or free form configuration data.
The following procedure gives you the option to associate an extension with a feature flag configuration profile. An extension augments your ability to inject logic or behavior at different points during the Amazon AppConfig workflow of creating or deploying a configuration. For more information, see About Amazon AppConfig extensions.
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You can use Amazon CloudFormation to create Amazon AppConfig artifacts, including applications, environments, configuration profiles, deployments, deployment strategies, and hosted configuration versions. For more information, see Amazon AppConfig resource type reference in the Amazon CloudFormation User Guide.
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Creating an Amazon AppConfig application (console)
Use the following procedure to create an Amazon AppConfig application by using the Amazon Systems Manager console.
To create an application
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/appconfig/
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In the navigation pane, choose Applications, and then choose Create application.
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For Name, enter a name for the application.
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For Description, enter information about the application.
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(Optional) In the Extensions section, choose an extension from the list. For more information, see About Amazon AppConfig extensions.
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(Optional) In the Tags section, enter a key and an optional value. You can specify a maximum of 50 tags for a resource.
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Choose Create application.
Amazon AppConfig creates the application and then displays the Environments tab. Proceed to Creating environments for your application in Amazon AppConfig.
Creating an Amazon AppConfig application (command line)
The following procedure describes how to use the Amazon CLI (on Linux or Windows) or Amazon Tools for PowerShell to create an Amazon AppConfig application.
To create an application step by step
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Open the Amazon CLI.
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Run the following command to create an application.
The system returns information like the following.