I talk about boot strapping on this blog post:
http://cloudconclave.blogspot.com/2013/08/boot-strapping-with-user-data-and.html
Another method of single source configuration for EC2 instances without getting into the dilemma of 'AMI sprawl' is to use Packer. More on the use of Packer here:
http://blog.controlgroup.com/2013/10/21/packer-cloudformation-power-couple/
http://cloudconclave.blogspot.com/2013/08/boot-strapping-with-user-data-and.html
Another method of single source configuration for EC2 instances without getting into the dilemma of 'AMI sprawl' is to use Packer. More on the use of Packer here:
http://blog.controlgroup.com/2013/10/21/packer-cloudformation-power-couple/
