1**To create an instance profile**
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3The following ``create-instance-profile`` command creates an instance profile named ``Webserver``::
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5  aws iam create-instance-profile --instance-profile-name Webserver
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7Output::
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9  {
10      "InstanceProfile": {
11          "InstanceProfileId": "AIPAJMBYC7DLSPEXAMPLE",
12          "Roles": [],
13          "CreateDate": "2015-03-09T20:33:19.626Z",
14          "InstanceProfileName": "Webserver",
15          "Path": "/",
16          "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:instance-profile/Webserver"
17      }
18  }
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20To add a role to an instance profile, use the ``add-role-to-instance-profile`` command.
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22For more information, see `Using IAM Roles to Delegate Permissions to Applications that Run on Amazon EC2`_ in the *Using IAM* guide.
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24.. _`Using IAM Roles to Delegate Permissions to Applications that Run on Amazon EC2`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/roles-usingrole-ec2instance.html