**To create a distribution configuration**

The following ``create-distribution-configuration`` example creates a distribution configuration using a JSON file. ::

    aws imagebuilder create-distribution-configuration \
        --cli-input-json file:/create-distribution-configuration.json

Contents of ``create-distribution-configuration.json``::

    {
        "name": "MyExampleDistribution",
        "description": "Copies AMI to eu-west-1",
        "distributions": [
            {
                "region": "us-west-2",
                "amiDistributionConfiguration": {
                    "name": "Name {{imagebuilder:buildDate}}",
                    "description": "An example image name with parameter references",
                    "amiTags": {
                        "KeyName": "{{ssm:parameter_name}}"
                    },
                    "launchPermission": {
                        "userIds": [
                            "123456789012"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "region": "eu-west-1",
                "amiDistributionConfiguration": {
                    "name": "My {{imagebuilder:buildVersion}} image {{imagebuilder:buildDate}}",
                    "amiTags": {
                        "KeyName": "Value"
                    },
                    "launchPermission": {
                        "userIds": [
                            "123456789012"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    }

Output::

    {
        "requestId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
        "clientToken": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222",
        "distributionConfigurationArn": "arn:aws:imagebuilder:us-west-2:123456789012:distribution-configuration/myexampledistribution"
    }

For more information, see `Setting Up and Managing an EC2 Image Builder Image Pipeline Using the AWS CLI <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/imagebuilder/latest/userguide/managing-image-builder-cli.html>`__ in the *EC2 Image Builder Users Guide*.