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+__Note (11/21/2014): This mostly works, but doesn't currently register minions correctly.__
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+See [non-cloud formation instructions](aws.md) for a working install, we're in the process of fixing the cloud formation version.  Sorry!
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 # Getting started on Amazon EC2
 
 The example below creates an elastic Kubernetes cluster with 3 worker nodes and a master.