# AWS CloudFormation When using Zerve's AWS Quickstart for self hosting, Zerve provides a cloudformation template to create everything required to run zerve in your AWS account. It is configured with the principal of least privileges. #### Pre-Requisites Zerve can be deployed in an empty AWS account, there are no pre-existing technical requirements inside this account for deploying Zerve. There is no specific pre-requisite knowledge for deploying this template, if you'd like assistance or more information please let us know. The CloudFormation must be deployed by a user who has the required permissions to deploy the resources that are outlined in the CloudFormation template below: --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.zerve.ai/guide/integrations/cloud/aws-cloudformation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.