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README.md

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-# eb-node-express-sample
-This Node sample application uses the [Express](https://expressjs.com/) framework and [Bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) to build a simple, scalable customer signup form that is deployed to [AWS Elastic Beanstalk](http://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/). The application stores data in [Amazon DynamoDB](http://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/) and publishes notifications to the [Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)](http://aws.amazon.com/sns/) when a customer fills out the form.
+# AWS Elastic Beanstalk Express Sample App
+This sample application uses the [Express](https://expressjs.com/) framework and [Bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) to build a simple, scalable customer signup form that is deployed to [AWS Elastic Beanstalk](http://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/). The application stores data in [Amazon DynamoDB](http://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/) and publishes notifications to the [Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)](http://aws.amazon.com/sns/) when a customer fills out the form.
 
 ## Features
 ### Themes
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 * [flatly](http://bootswatch.com/flatly)
 * [slate](http://bootswatch.com/slate)
 * [united](http://bootswatch.com/united)
+
+You can get started using the following steps:
+  1. [Install the AWS Elastic Beanstalk Command Line Interface (CLI)](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/eb-cli3-install.html).
+  2. Create an IAM Instance Profile named **aws-elasticbeanstalk-sample-role** with the policy in [iam_policy.json](iam_policy.json). For more information on how to create an IAM Instance Profile, see [Create an IAM Instance Profile for Your Amazon EC2 Instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codedeploy/latest/userguide/how-to-create-iam-instance-profile.html).
+  3. Run `eb init -r <region> -p "Node.js"` to initialize the folder for use with the CLI. Replace `<region>` with a region identifier such as `us-west-2` (see [Regions and Endpoints](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/en_us/general/latest/gr/rande.html#elasticbeanstalk_region) for a full list of region identifiers). For interactive mode, run `eb init` then,
+    1. Pick a region of your choice.
+    2. Select the **[ Create New Application ]** option.
+    3. Enter the application name of your choice.
+    4. Answer **yes** to *It appears you are using Node.js. Is this correct?*.
+    7. Choose whether you want SSH access to the Amazon EC2 instances.  
+      *Note: If you choose to enable SSH and do not have an existing SSH key stored on AWS, the EB CLI requires ssh-keygen to be available on the path to generate SSH keys.*  
+  4. Run `eb create --instance_profile aws-elasticbeanstalk-sample-role` to begin the creation of your environment.
+    1. Enter the environment name of your choice.
+    2. Enter the CNAME prefix you want to use for this environment.
+  5. Once the environment creation process completes, run `eb open` to open the application in a browser.
+  6. Run `eb terminate --all` to clean up.