# Launch ScyllaDB 2026.3 on AWS

This article will guide you through self-managed ScyllaDB deployment on AWS. For a fully-managed deployment of ScyllaDB
as-a-service, see [ScyllaDB Cloud documentation](https://cloud.docs.scylladb.com/).

## Launching Instances from ScyllaDB AMI

1. Choose your region, and click the **Node** link to open the EC2 instance creation wizard.

   The following table shows the latest patch release. See [AWS Images](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/reference/aws-images.md) for earlier releases.
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   ### 2026.3.3

   | Region                    | x86 AMI ID            | Launch x86                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ARM AMI ID            | Launch ARM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
   |---------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)  | ami-02abad134918c40b0 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-south-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-02abad134918c40b0)  / [Cluster](https://ap-south-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-south-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-02abad134918c40b0)             | ami-06e1af9a8f90bfc87 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-south-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-06e1af9a8f90bfc87)  / [Cluster](https://ap-south-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-south-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-06e1af9a8f90bfc87)             |
   | Africa (Cape Town)        | ami-07c2822b7b8cb6640 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=af-south-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-07c2822b7b8cb6640)  / [Cluster](https://af-south-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=af-south-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-07c2822b7b8cb6640)             | ami-0d7b7a8e56df312d9 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=af-south-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0d7b7a8e56df312d9)  / [Cluster](https://af-south-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=af-south-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0d7b7a8e56df312d9)             |
   | Asia Pacific (Mumbai)     | ami-05b61a2b7d2c15e67 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-south-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-05b61a2b7d2c15e67)  / [Cluster](https://ap-south-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-south-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-05b61a2b7d2c15e67)             | ami-04976670340b31fd0 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-south-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-04976670340b31fd0)  / [Cluster](https://ap-south-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-south-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-04976670340b31fd0)             |
   | Europe (Stockholm)        | ami-0d8f9fb9ab8daaea8 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-north-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0d8f9fb9ab8daaea8)  / [Cluster](https://eu-north-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-north-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0d8f9fb9ab8daaea8)             | ami-0563b269e87ebdea0 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-north-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0563b269e87ebdea0)  / [Cluster](https://eu-north-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-north-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0563b269e87ebdea0)             |
   | Europe (Paris)            | ami-088434976f9fb2505 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-west-3#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-088434976f9fb2505)  / [Cluster](https://eu-west-3.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-west-3#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-088434976f9fb2505)                | ami-05a8d801663fb7f68 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-west-3#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-05a8d801663fb7f68)  / [Cluster](https://eu-west-3.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-west-3#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-05a8d801663fb7f68)                |
   | Europe (Milan)            | ami-03f58bfb02feea612 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-south-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-03f58bfb02feea612)  / [Cluster](https://eu-south-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-south-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-03f58bfb02feea612)             | ami-0f5fd04c23a44d5e3 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-south-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0f5fd04c23a44d5e3)  / [Cluster](https://eu-south-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-south-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0f5fd04c23a44d5e3)             |
   | Europe (London)           | ami-0cd8b402afdc34a19 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-west-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0cd8b402afdc34a19)  / [Cluster](https://eu-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-west-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0cd8b402afdc34a19)                | ami-03d46336ebf5e0183 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-west-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-03d46336ebf5e0183)  / [Cluster](https://eu-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-west-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-03d46336ebf5e0183)                |
   | Europe (Ireland)          | ami-0123fb67536291266 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-west-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0123fb67536291266)  / [Cluster](https://eu-west-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-west-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0123fb67536291266)                | ami-0554474e95cd5d37f | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-west-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0554474e95cd5d37f)  / [Cluster](https://eu-west-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-west-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0554474e95cd5d37f)                |
   | Asia Pacific (Osaka)      | ami-0552657fb1c85f9ff | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-northeast-3#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0552657fb1c85f9ff)  / [Cluster](https://ap-northeast-3.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-northeast-3#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0552657fb1c85f9ff) | ami-0c3487720140ff60d | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-northeast-3#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0c3487720140ff60d)  / [Cluster](https://ap-northeast-3.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-northeast-3#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0c3487720140ff60d) |
   | Asia Pacific (Seoul)      | ami-09acf1d49a2220c77 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-northeast-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-09acf1d49a2220c77)  / [Cluster](https://ap-northeast-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-northeast-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-09acf1d49a2220c77) | ami-07f2084d0100758b6 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-northeast-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-07f2084d0100758b6)  / [Cluster](https://ap-northeast-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-northeast-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-07f2084d0100758b6) |
   | Asia Pacific (Tokyo)      | ami-02f07a6f80fb23abd | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-northeast-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-02f07a6f80fb23abd)  / [Cluster](https://ap-northeast-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-northeast-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-02f07a6f80fb23abd) | ami-0d83da5bb09c08ef4 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-northeast-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0d83da5bb09c08ef4)  / [Cluster](https://ap-northeast-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-northeast-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0d83da5bb09c08ef4) |
   | Israel (Tel Aviv)         | ami-01650d8b93c83ebca | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=il-central-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-01650d8b93c83ebca)  / [Cluster](https://il-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=il-central-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-01650d8b93c83ebca)       | ami-035df0ceeae8a23ae | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=il-central-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-035df0ceeae8a23ae)  / [Cluster](https://il-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=il-central-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-035df0ceeae8a23ae)       |
   | Canada (Central)          | ami-040663f100edb8786 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ca-central-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-040663f100edb8786)  / [Cluster](https://ca-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ca-central-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-040663f100edb8786)       | ami-0cc8b72fa11a8dbe0 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ca-central-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0cc8b72fa11a8dbe0)  / [Cluster](https://ca-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ca-central-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0cc8b72fa11a8dbe0)       |
   | South America (Sao Paulo) | ami-0becbbe1a1ccc31c2 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=sa-east-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0becbbe1a1ccc31c2)  / [Cluster](https://sa-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=sa-east-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0becbbe1a1ccc31c2)                | ami-0e3242ce6d7e75495 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=sa-east-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0e3242ce6d7e75495)  / [Cluster](https://sa-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=sa-east-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0e3242ce6d7e75495)                |
   | Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)  | ami-0e85ab11b16961c8d | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-east-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0e85ab11b16961c8d)  / [Cluster](https://ap-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-east-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0e85ab11b16961c8d)                | ami-08262b4c6c0e19c88 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-east-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-08262b4c6c0e19c88)  / [Cluster](https://ap-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-east-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-08262b4c6c0e19c88)                |
   | Asia Pacific (Singapore)  | ami-0ac67cda91714caa9 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-southeast-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0ac67cda91714caa9)  / [Cluster](https://ap-southeast-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-southeast-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0ac67cda91714caa9) | ami-014cc13b2f3d30a4f | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-southeast-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-014cc13b2f3d30a4f)  / [Cluster](https://ap-southeast-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-southeast-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-014cc13b2f3d30a4f) |
   | Asia Pacific (Sydney)     | ami-0655aae6a15b904c8 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-southeast-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0655aae6a15b904c8)  / [Cluster](https://ap-southeast-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-southeast-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0655aae6a15b904c8) | ami-081570e33e8dfdb85 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=ap-southeast-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-081570e33e8dfdb85)  / [Cluster](https://ap-southeast-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=ap-southeast-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-081570e33e8dfdb85) |
   | Europe (Frankfurt)        | ami-0be74749af90b7e8d | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-central-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0be74749af90b7e8d)  / [Cluster](https://eu-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-central-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0be74749af90b7e8d)       | ami-0392481e58f7024c5 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=eu-central-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0392481e58f7024c5)  / [Cluster](https://eu-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=eu-central-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0392481e58f7024c5)       |
   | US East (N. Virginia)     | ami-09031ff3ab228b6c9 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-09031ff3ab228b6c9)  / [Cluster](https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-east-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-09031ff3ab228b6c9)                | ami-0e44dfce7ce4f6321 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0e44dfce7ce4f6321)  / [Cluster](https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-east-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0e44dfce7ce4f6321)                |
   | US East (Ohio)            | ami-0200673631a5d8d91 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0200673631a5d8d91)  / [Cluster](https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-east-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0200673631a5d8d91)                | ami-0b37a5bb7860b4451 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0b37a5bb7860b4451)  / [Cluster](https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-east-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0b37a5bb7860b4451)                |
   | US West (N. California)   | ami-093f0851437f0cabc | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-west-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-093f0851437f0cabc)  / [Cluster](https://us-west-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-west-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-093f0851437f0cabc)                | ami-002bfbc2be5fa86c3 | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-west-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-002bfbc2be5fa86c3)  / [Cluster](https://us-west-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-west-1#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-002bfbc2be5fa86c3)                |
   | US West (Oregon)          | ami-0f96bd742eb52104b | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-west-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0f96bd742eb52104b)  / [Cluster](https://us-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-west-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_x86_64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0f96bd742eb52104b)                | ami-0d62aa9eb80e8a94e | [Node](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-west-2#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-0d62aa9eb80e8a94e)  / [Cluster](https://us-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-west-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=http://downloads.scylladb.com.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/scylla/aws/cloudformation/scylla_cluster_2026.3.3_aarch64.yaml&stackName=scylla-cluster&param_ScyllaDBAmi=ami-0d62aa9eb80e8a94e)                |
2. Choose the instance type. See [Cloud Instance Recommendations for AWS](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/getting-started/cloud-instance-recommendations.md#system-requirements-aws) for the list of recommended instances.

   Other instance types will work, but with lesser performance. If you choose an instance type other than the recommended ones, make sure to run the [scylla_setup](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/getting-started/system-configuration.md#system-configuration-scripts) script.
3. Configure your instance details.
   * **Number of instances** – If you are launching more than one instance, make sure to correctly set the IP of the first instance with the `seeds` parameter - either in the User Data (see below) or after launch.
   * **Network** – Configure the network settings.
     * Select your VPC.
     * Configure the security group. Ensure that all [ScyllaDB ports](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/security/security-checklist.md#networking-ports) are open.
   * **Advanced Details> User Data** – Here, you can add ScyllaDB configuration options in the JSON format.
     See [scylla.yaml](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/admin.md#admin-scylla-yaml) for information about supported options.
     <!-- TODO Replace the link to scylla.yaml to the full list of supported options - when all the options are documented. -->

     The following example shows a configuration using the most popular options.
     * `cluster_name` - The name of the cluster.
     * `seed_provider` - The IP of the first node. New nodes will use the IP of this seed node to connect to the cluster and learn the cluster topology and state. See [ScyllaDB Seed Nodes](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/kb/seed-nodes.md).
     * `post_configuration_script` - A base64 encoded bash script that will be executed after the configuration is completed.
     * `start_scylla_on_first_boot` - Starts ScyllaDB once the configuration is completed.

     Example:
     ```json
     {
          "scylla_yaml": {
              "cluster_name": "test-cluster",
              "seed_provider": [{"class_name": "org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider",
                                 "parameters": [{"seeds": "10.0.219.209"}]}],
          },
          "post_configuration_script": "#! /bin/bash\nyum install cloud-init-cfn",
          "start_scylla_on_first_boot": true
     }
     ```

     For full documentation of ScyllaDB AMI user data, see the [ScyllaDB Image documentation](https://github.com/scylladb/scylla-machine-image).
4. Add storage.
   * ScyllaDB AMI requires XFS to work. You **must** attach at least one drive for ScyllaDB to use as XFS for the data directory.
     When attaching more than one drive, the AMI setup will install RAID0 on all of them.
   * The ScyllaDB AMI requires at least two instance store volumes. The ScyllaDB data directory will be formatted with XFS when the instance
     first boots. ScyllaDB will fail to start if only one volume is configured.
5. Tag your instance.
6. Click **Launch Cluster**. You now have a running ScyllaDB cluster on EC2.
7. Connect to the servers using the username `scyllaadm`.
   ```console
   ssh -i your-key-pair.pem scyllaadm@ec2-public-ip
   ```

   The default file paths:
   * The `scylla.yaml` file: `/etc/scylla/scylla.yaml`
   * Data: `/var/lib/scylla/`

   To check that the ScyllaDB server is running, run:
   ```console
   nodetool status
   ```

## Next Steps

* [Configure ScyllaDB](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/getting-started/system-configuration.md)
* Manage your clusters with [ScyllaDB Manager](https://manager.docs.scylladb.com/)
* Monitor your cluster and data with [ScyllaDB Monitoring](https://monitoring.docs.scylladb.com/)
* Get familiar with ScyllaDB’s [command line reference guide](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/nodetool.md).
* Learn about ScyllaDB at [ScyllaDB University](https://university.scylladb.com/)
