##Install AWS CLI Tools##
- Install AWS CLI Tools. You can also use the EC2 API Tool if you are more comfortable with them. But this write-up uses the EC2 CLI.
 - Create a user via Amazon IAM or download the security accessID and securitykey you will need it to query Amazon CLI.
 - using Terminal cd into .aws directory 
cd ~/.awsedit or create new file namedconfigpaste the following contents inside.- `[default]`
 - `aws_access_key_id = ACCESS_ID`
 - `aws_secret_access_key = SECRET_ID`
 - `output = json OR bson OR text`
 - `region = PREFERRED_AWS_REGION`
  
Save the file as "config"