This is the beginings of a AWS Cloudformation API written in the style of an openstack project. Why heat? It makes the clouds raise and keeps them there. try: ./bin/heat-api and in another shell ./bin/heat create my_stack --template-file=./templates/getting_started.template --parameters "param1=foo;param2=bar" References: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/API_CreateStack.html http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/create-stack.html