How can I attach a new EBS Volume to an EC2 instance created with a Cloudformation stack?

Question

I'm new to Cloudformation. I used a template to launch my stack. Since the successful launch, I now need to attach a new EBS volume or modify the existing volume to add more disk space. Does this have to be done through the Cloudformation console or can I attach a volume using the EBS console without "corrupting" my Cloudformation stack? If it needs to be done through the stack, I assume I should modify my template to add/modify the EBS volumes. Just wondering what the best way is. Thanks

Answer

My recommendation is always to leverage infrastructure as code and in your case, modify the cloud formation template.

Look into this construct: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ec2-volumeattachment.html

How can I attach a new EBS Volume to an EC2 instance created with a Cloudformation stack?

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