CSC CloudStack Canvas
No AWS certification required

Design your cloud.
We write the code.

Draw your AWS setup on a canvas. CloudStack Canvas handles the networking, security, and permissions — then exports a deployment-ready template.

If you can sketch a diagram, you can deploy to AWS.

Free tier — 1 project, 5 exports per month. No credit card.

CSC
My Web Application
Export IaC
⚖️
Load Balancer
routes traffic
🖥️
App Server
EC2 · t3.small
🔐
IAM Role
auto-created
🗄️
Database
RDS · PostgreSQL
The dashed amber nodes are created automatically — you only drew three boxes

No AWS experience required.

The things that normally need a cloud engineer — VPCs, subnets, IAM roles, security groups, networking rules — are handled automatically in Simple Mode.

You pick what you want to build. CloudStack Canvas makes sure it's set up correctly and deploys without errors.

You: You draw an EC2 instance

CSC: CSC creates the IAM role and security group automatically

You: You connect a Lambda to a database

CSC: CSC adds the correct permissions and VPC wiring

You: You click Export

CSC: CSC validates the template and flags anything that would fail before you deploy

What do you want to build?

Pick a goal — CSC has a template that gets you there in minutes.

🌐

Host a website on AWS

Drop an S3 bucket and a CloudFront distribution onto the canvas. CSC connects them and configures HTTPS automatically.

A globally distributed static website or web app — ready to deploy.

📦

Run a containerized application

Add ECS, an ALB, and a database. CSC wires the networking, IAM task roles, and security groups so they can talk to each other.

A production-ready container setup with load balancing and a connected database.

Build a serverless API

Connect Lambda to API Gateway and DynamoDB. CSC generates the execution role, log groups, and all the plumbing automatically.

A serverless backend that scales to zero when idle and handles any traffic spike.

💰

Set up cost and spend alerts

Load the Billing Alarm template. Enter your email and adjust dollar thresholds — CSC generates the CloudWatch alarms and SNS notifications.

Email alerts when your AWS bill crosses $10, $50, or $100 — or spikes in a single day.

How it works

Three steps from idea to running infrastructure.

1

Draw what you want

Pick the AWS services you need from the left panel and drag them onto the canvas. Connect them the way they should communicate — like drawing a diagram on a whiteboard.

No AWS expertise needed. If you know you need a server, a database, and a website — that's enough to get started.

2

We handle the technical setup

CloudStack Canvas automatically creates the networking rules, security settings, and permissions your design needs. The things that usually require an AWS specialist are done for you.

Every connection on the canvas becomes the correct AWS configuration in the exported template.

3

Download and deploy

Click Export IaC to download your infrastructure template. Upload it to AWS CloudFormation — a few clicks in the AWS Console — and your infrastructure is live.

AWS CloudFormation is free to use. You only pay for the actual resources it creates.

Your other options

There are other ways to get infrastructure on AWS. Here's how they compare.

CloudStack CanvasHiring DevOpsAWS Console by handRaw CloudFormation
AWS knowledge neededNone requiredRequiredRequiredRequired
Time to first deployment~15 minutesDays to weeksHoursHours
IAM roles & security groupsAuto-generatedManualManualManual
Repeatable infrastructureSometimes
Team collaboration✓ ProYes
CostFrom free$80–150/hrFreeFree
For engineers

Advanced mode gives you full control.

Switch to Advanced mode for complete property access — custom resource names, tags, manual dependency wiring, and CloudFormation import to visualize existing infrastructure.

Templates export topologically sorted CloudFormation with correct Ref/GetAtt cross-links, standard Parameters and Outputs, and validation that catches errors before you deploy.

IAM roles auto-created with least-privilege policies
Security groups wired with correct source/destination rules
Resources sorted in dependency order — no manual DependsOn
Export validation catches missing required fields before deploy
Real-time collaboration for Pro and Enterprise teams
25+ AWS services with correct CloudFormation resource types

25+ AWS services

All with correct CloudFormation resource types and automatic dependency resolution.

EC2RDSLambdaS3DynamoDBSQSSNSALBECSAPI GatewayCloudFrontIAMSecurity GroupsVPCSubnetRoute TableNACLVPC EndpointVPC PeeringTransit GatewayCognitoCloudWatchEventBridgeSecrets ManagerKMSElastiCache

Your AWS setup shouldn't require a specialist.

Start designing in under a minute. No AWS account needed to try it.

Free forever · No credit card · 1 project included