# AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) Datadog Integration
This construct makes it easy to integrate your AWS account with Datadog. It
creates nested stacks based on the official
[Datadog Cloudformation templates](https://github.com/DataDog/cloudformation-template/blob/master/aws/main.yaml)
using [Amazon Cloud Development Kit (CDK)](https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/).
## Basic Usage
1. Install the package
```console
npm i --save cdk-datadog-integration
```
Or via [pypi](https://pypi.org/project/cdk-datadog-integration/),
[NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/BenLimmer.CdkDatadogIntegration/), or
[GitHub Packages](https://github.com/blimmer/cdk-datadog-integration/packages).
2. Import the stack and pass the required parameters.
```python
import * as cdk from "aws-cdk-lib";
import { MonitoringInfrastructureStack } from "../lib/monitoring-infrastructure-stack";
const app = new cdk.App();
new MonitoringInfrastructureStack(app, "MonitoringInfrastructure");
```
```python
import * as cdk from "aws-cdk-lib";
import * as secrets from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager";
import { DatadogIntegrationStack } from "cdk-datadog-integration";
export class MonitoringInfrastructureStack extends cdk.Stack {
constructor(scope: cdk.App, id: string, props?: cdk.StackProps) {
super(scope, id, props);
const datadog = new DatadogIntegrationStack(this, "Datadog", {
// Generate an ID here: https://app.datadoghq.com/account/settings#integrations/amazon-web-services
externalId: "",
// Create or lookup a `Secret` that contains your Datadog API Key
// See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/latest/docs/aws-secretsmanager-readme.html for details on Secrets in CDK
// Get your API key here: https://app.datadoghq.com/account/settings#api
apiKey: secrets.Secret.fromSecretNameV2(
this,
"DatadogApiKey",
"<your secret name>"
),
});
}
}
```
## Configuration
Use `DatadogIntegrationConfig` to set additional configuration parameters. Check
out
[docs](/API.md#cdk-datadog-integration.DatadogIntegrationConfig)
for more details on what's available.
Additionally, a CDK `Construct` is exposed, should you want to add additional
customizations vs. using the out-of-the-box `Stack`.
## CDK Version Compatibility
This package is expected to work with all recent versions of CDK v2. It has been
tested with 2.1.0 so almost certainly works will all newer versions, and
probably works with some older versions too, but is untested.
If you're still on CDK v1, you can use `cdk-datadog-integration@1`, but this
version is unmaintained. Please upgrade to CDKv2.
## How it Works
This module uses the
[`CfnStack` CDK Construct](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_cloudformation.CfnStack.html)
to import the three CloudFormation stacks referenced by the
[main Datadog CloudFormation template](https://github.com/DataDog/cloudformation-template/tree/master/aws).
By referencing the Datadog-provided templates, you can be confident that the
integration works exactly as Datadog intends.
## Author
This package is created and maintained by
[Ben Limmer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/blimmer/), a
[freelance architect and consultant](https://benlimmer.com/freelance/). I love
helping businesses of all sizes solve their hardest technology problems. Let's
[connect](https://benlimmer.com/freelance/contact/) if I can be of help!
## Contributing
PRs are welcome!
### Releasing
To release, merge your PR to `main`.