An unambiguous best practice for systems is to codify your infrastructure in a repeatable text format, rather than clicks in a UI. The common name for this is Infrastructure as Code. By far, the two most popular ways to do this, especially in AWS, are Terraform and CloudFormation. I used Terraform for about 3 years at a startup before working for Twitch(AKA Amazon Jr) where I used Terraform very heavily before the company pushed hard to switch to all things Amazon, including CloudFormation.
