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Capabilities

You specify stack capabilities with the capabilities property.

Examples​

A single capability:

capabilities: CAPABILITY_IAM

A list of capabilities

capabilities:
  - CAPABILITY_IAM
  - CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM

Disable all capabilities:

capabilities: []

Default value​

By default, all capabilities are enabled.

Where to define​

The capabilities property can be defined in stack and stack group configuration files. If specified in a stack group, the stack group's children and stacks inherit the value. Stack groups and stacks can override the value they have inherited from their parent.

Requirements​

The capabilities property must satisfy these requirements:

  • Must be a string or a list of strings
  • Allowed values are:
    • CAPABILITY_IAM
    • CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM
    • CAPABILITY_AUTO_EXPAND