Which command should the developer run before redeployment to resolve this error?

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A developer is setting up the deployment of application stacks to new test environments by using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK).The application contains the code for several AWS Lambda functions that will be deployed as assets.Each Lambda function is defined by using the AWS CDK Lambda construct library.The developer has already successfully deployed the application stacks to the alpha environment in the first account by using the AWS CDK CLI’s cdk deploy command.The developer is preparing to deploy to the beta environment in a second account for the first time.The developer makes no significant changes to the CDK code between deployments, but the initial deployment in the second account is unsuccessful and returns a NoSuchBucket error.

Which command should the developer run before redeployment to resolve this error?

cdk synth

cdk bootstrap

cdk init

cdk destroy

Explanations:

Thecdk synthcommand synthesizes the CloudFormation templates from the CDK code but does not address issues related to the S3 bucket used for asset storage. This will not resolve the NoSuchBucket error.

Thecdk bootstrapcommand sets up the necessary resources (like S3 buckets) in the target AWS account for CDK to use for asset storage. Since the NoSuchBucket error indicates a missing S3 bucket, this command should be run to ensure all required resources are available.

Thecdk initcommand initializes a new CDK project but does not resolve deployment issues or setup missing resources in an existing project. It is not relevant for addressing the NoSuchBucket error.

Thecdk destroycommand is used to delete the deployed stack but does not solve the problem of a missing S3 bucket for assets in the target account. It would not be useful in resolving the current error.

2026-04-02

2 Comments

  1. Madison
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    If I had to guess, I’d say the answer is:
    cdk bootstrap

  2. Lawrence
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    If memory serves me right, the answer is:
    cdk bootstrap

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