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+name: Save CloudFormation template
+# based on https://github.com/AdminTurnedDevOps/YouTube/blob/main/.github/workflows/main.yml
+
+on:
+  # When it works, uncomment these 2 lines:
+  # release:
+  #   types: [published]
+  # push:
+  #   branches:
+  #     - CF-artifact
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  aws_cdk:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: install npm
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+
+      - name: Install AWS CDK
+        run: 'npm install -g aws-cdk'
+
+      - name: Install Requirements
+        run: 'pip3 install -r requirements.txt'
+
+      - name: Run CDK synth
+        run: 'cdk synth'
+
+      - name: Save CloudFormation template
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: ec2-instance.template.json
+          path: ./cdk.out/ec2-instance.template.json