Automated deployment
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Time to deploy: Approximately 10 minutes

## Deployment overview

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**Important**
You cannot update version 2.x or earlier versions of this solution to version 3 using the AWS CloudFormation console due to changes with how resources are deployed. To use version 3, you must launch a new stack using version 3.0.0 of the AWS CloudFormation template. You can uninstall your previous version of this solution.
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Use the following steps to deploy this solution on AWS. For detailed instructions, follow the links for each step.

[Step 1. Launch the stack](https://hackmd.io/OhiEiYjkSrK_XP4-ButfjA?view)

- Launch the AWS CloudFormation template into your AWS account.
- Review the template parameters and enter or adjust the default values as needed.

[Step 2. Sign in to the web interface](https://hackmd.io/lqfOEBOcRJa91NMLVuhAQA?view)

[Step 3. Create the device types](https://hackmd.io/bALeCQHZTn-erefWQlOaoQ?view)

- Create device types which your devices will represent.

[Step 4. Create the simulations](https://hackmd.io/u51CJ6k6T8il7NqvRNr4Pg?view)

- Create simulations to define the simulation you want to run.

[Step 5. Run and manage the simulations](https://hackmd.io/BzMSf-RdRQC-Gwg4rEQRlQ?view)

- Start one or more simulations.
- View simulation details and the messages of a simulation if it is currently running.

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:mag: Reference
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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/solutions/latest/iot-device-simulator/deployment.html#step-1.-launch-the-stack

###### tags: `IoT Device Simulator` `Automated deployment`