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**Example 1: To create a CloudFront distribution**
The following ``create-distribution`` example creates a distribution for an S3 bucket named ``amzn-s3-demo-bucket``, and also specifies ``index.html`` as the default root object, using command line arguments. ::
aws cloudfront create-distribution \
--origin-domain-name amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com \
--default-root-object index.html
Output::
{
"Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/distribution/EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
"ETag": "E9LHASXEXAMPLE",
"Distribution": {
"Id": "EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
"ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
"Status": "InProgress",
"LastModifiedTime": "2019-11-22T00:55:15.705Z",
"InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
"DomainName": "d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net",
"ActiveTrustedSigners": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"DistributionConfig": {
"CallerReference": "cli-example",
"Aliases": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
"Origins": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
{
"Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com-cli-example",
"DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
"OriginPath": "",
"CustomHeaders": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"S3OriginConfig": {
"OriginAccessIdentity": ""
}
}
]
},
"OriginGroups": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"DefaultCacheBehavior": {
"TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com-cli-example",
"ForwardedValues": {
"QueryString": false,
"Cookies": {
"Forward": "none"
},
"Headers": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"QueryStringCacheKeys": {
"Quantity": 0
}
},
"TrustedSigners": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
"MinTTL": 0,
"AllowedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
],
"CachedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
]
}
},
"SmoothStreaming": false,
"DefaultTTL": 86400,
"MaxTTL": 31536000,
"Compress": false,
"LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
},
"CacheBehaviors": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"CustomErrorResponses": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"Comment": "",
"Logging": {
"Enabled": false,
"IncludeCookies": false,
"Bucket": "",
"Prefix": ""
},
"PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
"Enabled": true,
"ViewerCertificate": {
"CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
"MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
"CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
},
"Restrictions": {
"GeoRestriction": {
"RestrictionType": "none",
"Quantity": 0
}
},
"WebACLId": "",
"HttpVersion": "http2",
"IsIPV6Enabled": true
}
}
}
**Example 2: To create a CloudFront distribution using a JSON file**
The following ``create-distribution`` example creates a distribution for an S3 bucket named ``amzn-s3-demo-bucket``, and also specifies ``index.html`` as the default root object, using a JSON file. ::
aws cloudfront create-distribution \
--distribution-config file://dist-config.json
Contents of ``dist-config.json``::
{
"CallerReference": "cli-example",
"Aliases": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
"Origins": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
{
"Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com-cli-example",
"DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
"OriginPath": "",
"CustomHeaders": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"S3OriginConfig": {
"OriginAccessIdentity": ""
}
}
]
},
"OriginGroups": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"DefaultCacheBehavior": {
"TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com-cli-example",
"ForwardedValues": {
"QueryString": false,
"Cookies": {
"Forward": "none"
},
"Headers": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"QueryStringCacheKeys": {
"Quantity": 0
}
},
"TrustedSigners": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
"MinTTL": 0,
"AllowedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
],
"CachedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
]
}
},
"SmoothStreaming": false,
"DefaultTTL": 86400,
"MaxTTL": 31536000,
"Compress": false,
"LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
},
"CacheBehaviors": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"CustomErrorResponses": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"Comment": "",
"Logging": {
"Enabled": false,
"IncludeCookies": false,
"Bucket": "",
"Prefix": ""
},
"PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
"Enabled": true,
"ViewerCertificate": {
"CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
"MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
"CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
},
"Restrictions": {
"GeoRestriction": {
"RestrictionType": "none",
"Quantity": 0
}
},
"WebACLId": "",
"HttpVersion": "http2",
"IsIPV6Enabled": true
}
See Example 1 for sample output.
**Example 3: To create a CloudFront multi-tenant distribution with a certificate**
The following ``create-distribution`` example creates a CloudFront distribution with multi-tenant support and a specifies a TLS certificate. ::
aws cloudfront create-distribution \
--distribution-config file://dist-config.json
Contents of ``dist-config.json``::
{
"CallerReference": "cli-example-with-cert",
"Comment": "CLI example distribution",
"DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
"Origins": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
{
"Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
"CustomHeaders": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"S3OriginConfig": {
"OriginAccessIdentity": ""
}
}
]
},
"DefaultCacheBehavior": {
"TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
"ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
"AllowedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": ["HEAD", "GET"],
"CachedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": ["HEAD", "GET"]
}
}
},
"Enabled": true,
"ViewerCertificate": {
"ACMCertificateArn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/191306a1-db01-49ca-90ef-fc414ee5dabc",
"SSLSupportMethod": "sni-only"
},
"HttpVersion": "http2",
"ConnectionMode": "tenant-only",
"TenantConfig": {
"ParameterDefinitions": [
{
"Name": "tenantName",
"Definition": {
"StringSchema": {
"Comment": "tenantName parameter",
"DefaultValue": "root",
"Required": false
}
}
}
]
}
}
Output::
{
"Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2020-05-31/distribution/E1HVIAU7UABC",
"ETag": "E20LT7R1BABC",
"Distribution": {
"Id": "E1HVIAU7U12ABC",
"ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/E1HVIAU7U12ABC",
"Status": "InProgress",
"LastModifiedTime": "2025-07-10T20:33:31.117000+00:00",
"InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
"DomainName": "example.com",
"ActiveTrustedSigners": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"ActiveTrustedKeyGroups": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"DistributionConfig": {
"CallerReference": "cli-example-with-cert",
"DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
"Origins": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
{
"Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
"CustomHeaders": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"S3OriginConfig": {
"OriginAccessIdentity": ""
},
"ConnectionAttempts": 3,
"ConnectionTimeout": 10,
"OriginShield": {
"Enabled": false
},
"OriginAccessControlId": ""
}
]
},
"OriginGroups": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"DefaultCacheBehavior": {
"TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"TrustedKeyGroups": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
"AllowedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": ["HEAD", "GET"],
"CachedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": ["HEAD", "GET"]
}
},
"Compress": false,
"LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"FunctionAssociations": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"FieldLevelEncryptionId": "",
"CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
"GrpcConfig": {
"Enabled": false
}
},
"CacheBehaviors": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"CustomErrorResponses": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"Comment": "CLI example distribution",
"Logging": {
"Enabled": false,
"IncludeCookies": false,
"Bucket": "",
"Prefix": ""
},
"Enabled": true,
"ViewerCertificate": {
"CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": false,
"ACMCertificateArn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/1954f095-11b6-4daf-9952-0c308a00abc",
"SSLSupportMethod": "sni-only",
"MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1.2_2021",
"Certificate": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/1954f095-11b6-4daf-9952-0c308a00abc",
"CertificateSource": "acm"
},
"Restrictions": {
"GeoRestriction": {
"RestrictionType": "none",
"Quantity": 0
}
},
"WebACLId": "",
"HttpVersion": "http2",
"TenantConfig": {
"ParameterDefinitions": [
{
"Name": "tenantName",
"Definition": {
"StringSchema": {
"Comment": "tenantName parameter",
"DefaultValue": "root",
"Required": false
}
}
}
]
},
"ConnectionMode": "tenant-only"
}
}
}
For more information, see `Working with distributions <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/distribution-working-with.html>`__ in the *Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide*.
**Example 4: To create a CloudFront multi-tenant distribution without a certificate**
The following ``create-distribution`` example creates a CloudFront distribution with multi-tenant support but without a TLS certificate. ::
aws cloudfront create-distribution \
--distribution-config file://dist-config.json
Contents of ``dist-config.json``::
{
"CallerReference": "cli-example",
"Comment": "CLI example distribution",
"DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
"Origins": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
{
"Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
"CustomHeaders": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"S3OriginConfig": {
"OriginAccessIdentity": ""
}
}
]
},
"DefaultCacheBehavior": {
"TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
"ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
"AllowedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
],
"CachedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
]
}
}
},
"Enabled": true,
"HttpVersion": "http2",
"ConnectionMode": "tenant-only",
"TenantConfig": {
"ParameterDefinitions": [
{
"Name": "tenantName",
"Definition": {
"StringSchema": {
"Comment": "tenantName parameter",
"DefaultValue": "root",
"Required": false
}
}
}
]
}
}
Output::
{
"Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2020-05-31/distribution/E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
"ETag": "E37YLVVQIABC",
"Distribution": {
"Id": "E2GJ5J9QNABC",
"ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
"Status": "InProgress",
"LastModifiedTime": "2025-07-10T20:35:20.565000+00:00",
"InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
"DomainName": "example.com",
"ActiveTrustedSigners": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"ActiveTrustedKeyGroups": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"DistributionConfig": {
"CallerReference": "cli-example-no-cert",
"DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
"Origins": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
{
"Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
"CustomHeaders": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"S3OriginConfig": {
"OriginAccessIdentity": ""
},
"ConnectionAttempts": 3,
"ConnectionTimeout": 10,
"OriginShield": {
"Enabled": false
},
"OriginAccessControlId": ""
}
]
},
"OriginGroups": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"DefaultCacheBehavior": {
"TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"TrustedKeyGroups": {
"Enabled": false,
"Quantity": 0
},
"ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
"AllowedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
],
"CachedMethods": {
"Quantity": 2,
"Items": [
"HEAD",
"GET"
]
}
},
"Compress": false,
"LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"FunctionAssociations": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"FieldLevelEncryptionId": "",
"CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
"GrpcConfig": {
"Enabled": false
}
},
"CacheBehaviors": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"CustomErrorResponses": {
"Quantity": 0
},
"Comment": "CLI example distribution",
"Logging": {
"Enabled": false,
"IncludeCookies": false,
"Bucket": "",
"Prefix": ""
},
"Enabled": true,
"ViewerCertificate": {
"CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
"SSLSupportMethod": "sni-only",
"MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
"CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
},
"Restrictions": {
"GeoRestriction": {
"RestrictionType": "none",
"Quantity": 0
}
},
"WebACLId": "",
"HttpVersion": "http2",
"TenantConfig": {
"ParameterDefinitions": [
{
"Name": "tenantName",
"Definition": {
"StringSchema": {
"Comment": "tenantName parameter",
"DefaultValue": "root",
"Required": false
}
}
}
]
},
"ConnectionMode": "tenant-only"
}
}
}
For more information, see `Configure distributions <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/distribution-working-with.html>`__ in the *Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide*.