{ "Parameters" : { "VpcCIDR" : { "Description" : "CIDR to be used for the VPC", "Type" : "String" } }, "Resources" : { "MyVPC": { "Type" : "AWS::EC2::VPC", "Properties" : { "CidrBlock" : {"Ref": "VpcCIDR"}, "Tags" : [ {"Key": "Name", "Value": "Primary_CF_VPC"} ] } } } }