# Need a help to design AWS yaml without creating a snapshot of AMI

**URL:** <https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/need-a-help-to-design-aws-yaml-without-creating-a-snapshot-of-ami/4484>\
**Category:** How to implement?\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [March 15, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/need-a-help-to-design-aws-yaml-without-creating-a-snapshot-of-ami/4484 "2023-03-15T11:09:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![pranavwaykos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@pranavwaykos](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/pranavwaykos)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/need-a-help-to-design-aws-yaml-without-creating-a-snapshot-of-ami/4484/1 "2023-03-15T11:09:50Z")

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Hello,  
I am deploying the openvidu ce version on AWS using the openvidu yaml file.  
In that file, it is creating an AMI snapshot is there a way to deploy an application without creating a snapshot off AMI or it is must step to create a snapshot

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**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/need-a-help-to-design-aws-yaml-without-creating-a-snapshot-of-ami/4484/2 "2023-03-16T10:38:45Z")

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Check how OpenVidu CE is installed on premises and use it as a reference for your Cloudformation on that:

[https://docs.openvidu.io/en/stable/deployment/ce/on-premises/](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/stable/deployment/ce/on-premises/)