**To create an AWS CloudFormation stack** The following ``create-stacks`` command creates a stack with the name ``myteststack`` using the ``sampletemplate.json`` template:: aws cloudformation create-stack --stack-name myteststack --template-body file://sampletemplate.json --parameters ParameterKey=KeyPairName,ParameterValue=TestKey ParameterKey=SubnetIDs,ParameterValue=SubnetID1\\,SubnetID2 Output:: { "StackId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:123456789012:stack/myteststack/466df9e0-0dff-08e3-8e2f-5088487c4896" } For more information, see `Stacks`_ in the *AWS CloudFormation User Guide*. .. _`Stacks`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/concept-stack.html