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

Antonio_Lagrotteria · 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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