File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/greengrass/create-device-definition-version.rst
**To create a device definition version**
The following ``create-device-definition-version`` example creates a device definition version and associates it with the specified device definition. The version defines two devices.
Before you can create a Greengrass device, you must first create and provision the corresponding AWS IoT thing. This process includes the following ``iot`` commands that you must run to get the required information for the Greengrass command:
* Create the AWS IoT thing that corresponds to the device::
aws iot create-thing \
--thing-name "InteriorTherm"
Output::
{
"thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/InteriorTherm",
"thingName": "InteriorTherm",
"thingId": "01d4763c-78a6-46c6-92be-7add080394bf"
}
* Create public and private keys and the device certificate for the thing. This example uses the ``create-keys-and-certificate`` command and requires write permissions to the current directory. Alternatively, you can use the ``create-certificate-from-csr`` command::
aws iot create-keys-and-certificate \
--set-as-active \
--certificate-pem-outfile "myDevice.cert.pem" \
--public-key-outfile "myDevice.public.key" \
--private-key-outfile "myDevice.private.key"
Output::
{
"certificateArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92",
"certificatePem": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIDWTCAkGgAwIBATgIUCgq6EGqou6zFqWgIZRndgQEFW+gwDQYJKoZIhvc...KdGewQS\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
"keyPair": {
"PublicKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBzrqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqKpRgnn6yq26U3y...wIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
"PrivateKey": "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEowIABAKCAQEAqKpRgnn6yq26U3yt5YFZquyukfRjbMXDcNOK4rMCxDR...fvY4+te\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
},
"certificateId": "66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92"
}
* Create an AWS IoT policy that allows ``iot`` and ``greengrass`` actions. For simplicity, the following policy allows actions on all resources, but your policy can be more restrictive::
aws iot create-policy \
--policy-name "GG_Devices" \
--policy-document "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":[{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:Publish\",\"iot:Subscribe\",\"iot:Connect\",\"iot:Receive\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:GetThingShadow\",\"iot:UpdateThingShadow\",\"iot:DeleteThingShadow\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"greengrass:*\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]}]}"
Output::
{
"policyName": "GG_Devices",
"policyArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:policy/GG_Devices",
"policyDocument": "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":[{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:Publish\",\"iot:Subscribe\",\"iot:Connect\",\"iot:Receive\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:GetThingShadow\",\"iot:UpdateThingShadow\",\"iot:DeleteThingShadow\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"greengrass:*\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]}]}",
"policyVersionId": "1"
}
* Attach the policy to the certificate::
aws iot attach-policy \
--policy-name "GG_Devices" \
--target "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92"
* Attach the thing to the certificate ::
aws iot attach-thing-principal \
--thing-name "InteriorTherm" \
--principal "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92"
After you create and configure the IoT thing as shown above, use the ``ThingArn`` and ``CertificateArn`` from the first two commands in the following example. ::
aws greengrass create-device-definition-version \
--device-definition-id "f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd" \
--devices "[{\"Id\":\"InteriorTherm\",\"ThingArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/InteriorTherm\",\"CertificateArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92\",\"SyncShadow\":true},{\"Id\":\"ExteriorTherm\",\"ThingArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/ExteriorTherm\",\"CertificateArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/6c52ce1b47bde88a637e9ccdd45fe4e4c2c0a75a6866f8f63d980ee22fa51e02\",\"SyncShadow\":true}]"
Output::
{
"Arn": "arn:aws:greengrass:us-west-2:123456789012:/greengrass/definition/devices/f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd/versions/83c13984-6fed-447e-84d5-5b8aa45d5f71",
"Version": "83c13984-6fed-447e-84d5-5b8aa45d5f71",
"CreationTimestamp": "2019-09-11T00:15:09.838Z",
"Id": "f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd"
}