Generating instance types lists for CloudFormation

The blog post by Matthew Casperson provides a guide to creating a CloudFormation parameter with a comprehensive list of EC2 instance types, which can be directly integrated into CloudFormation templates to streamline the deployment process. The article explains the need for the jq tool to execute a script that generates a YAML block, including all available instance types in a sorted list, making it easy to copy and paste into templates. By using this method, users can access a dropdown list of instance types when deploying through Octopus, eliminating the need to consult external documentation. The post aims to simplify the process of selecting EC2 instance types and offers additional resources in the Runbooks series for further learning about CloudFormation.