diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: ruby
+rvm:
+  - 2.3
+script:
+  - gem install cfhighlander --prerelease
+  - if [ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" != "false" ]; then cfhighlander cfcompile ; else cfhighlander cfcompile --validate; fi
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+![build-status](https://travis-ci.com/theonestack/hl-component-bastion.svg?branch=master)
+
+### Cfhighlander bastion component
+
+```bash
+
+# install highlander gem
+$ gem install cfhighlander 
+
+# build and validate standalone component
+$ cfhighlander cfcompile --validate bastion
+
+```
+
+### Parameters
+
+TBD
+
+### Configuration options
+
+TBD
+
+### Outputs
+
+TBD
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diff --git a/bastion.cfhighlander.rb b/bastion.cfhighlander.rb
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+CfhighlanderTemplate do
+  DependsOn 'vpc@1.2.0'
+  Parameters do
+    ComponentParam 'EnvironmentName', 'dev', isGlobal: true
+    ComponentParam 'EnvironmentType', 'development', isGlobal: true
+    ComponentParam 'Ami', type: 'AWS::EC2::Image::Id'
+    MappingParam('InstanceType') do
+      map 'EnvironmentType'
+      attribute 'BastionInstanceType'
+    end
+    MappingParam('KeyName') do
+      map 'AccountId'
+      attribute 'KeyName'
+    end
+    MappingParam('DnsDomain') do
+      map 'AccountId'
+      attribute 'DnsDomain'
+    end
+
+    maximum_availability_zones.times do |az|
+      ComponentParam "SubnetPublic#{az}"
+    end
+
+    ComponentParam 'VPCId', type: 'AWS::EC2::VPC::Id'
+    ComponentParam 'SecurityGroupDev', type: 'AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup::Id'
+    ComponentParam 'SecurityGroupOps', type: 'AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup::Id'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/bastion.highlander.rb b/bastion.highlander.rb
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-HighlanderComponent do
-  DependsOn 'vpc@1.0.4'
-  Parameters do
-    StackParam 'EnvironmentName', 'dev', isGlobal: true
-    StackParam 'EnvironmentType', 'development', isGlobal: true
-    StackParam 'Ami'
-    MappingParam('InstanceType') do
-      map 'EnvironmentType'
-      attribute 'BastionInstanceType'
-    end
-    MappingParam('KeyName') do
-      map 'AccountId'
-      attribute 'KeyName'
-    end
-    MappingParam('DnsDomain') do
-      map 'AccountId'
-      attribute 'DnsDomain'
-    end
-    subnet_parameters({'public'=>{'name'=>'Public'}}, maximum_availability_zones)
-    OutputParam component: 'vpc', name: "VPCId"
-    OutputParam component: 'vpc', name: 'SecurityGroupDev'
-    OutputParam component: 'vpc', name: 'SecurityGroupOps'
-  end
-end