**To create a new environment for an application** The following command creates a new environment for version "v1" of a java application named "my-app":: aws elasticbeanstalk create-environment --application-name my-app --environment-name my-env --cname-prefix my-app --version-label v1 --solution-stack-name "64bit Amazon Linux 2015.03 v2.0.0 running Tomcat 8 Java 8" Output:: { "ApplicationName": "my-app", "EnvironmentName": "my-env", "VersionLabel": "v1", "Status": "Launching", "EnvironmentId": "e-izqpassy4h", "SolutionStackName": "64bit Amazon Linux 2015.03 v2.0.0 running Tomcat 8 Java 8", "CNAME": "my-app.elasticbeanstalk.com", "Health": "Grey", "Tier": { "Type": "Standard", "Name": "WebServer", "Version": " " }, "DateUpdated": "2015-02-03T23:04:54.479Z", "DateCreated": "2015-02-03T23:04:54.479Z" } ``v1`` is the label of an application version previously uploaded with `create-application-version`_. .. _`create-application-version`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/elasticbeanstalk/create-application-version.html **To specify a JSON file to define environment configuration options** The following ``create-environment`` command specifies that a JSON file with the name ``myoptions.json`` should be used to override values obtained from the solution stack or the configuration template:: aws elasticbeanstalk create-environment --environment-name sample-env --application-name sampleapp --option-settings file://myoptions.json ``myoptions.json`` is a JSON object defining several settings:: [ { "Namespace": "aws:elb:healthcheck", "OptionName": "Interval", "Value": "15" }, { "Namespace": "aws:elb:healthcheck", "OptionName": "Timeout", "Value": "8" }, { "Namespace": "aws:elb:healthcheck", "OptionName": "HealthyThreshold", "Value": "2" }, { "Namespace": "aws:elb:healthcheck", "OptionName": "UnhealthyThreshold", "Value": "3" } ] For more information, see `Option Values`_ in the *AWS Elastic Beanstalk Developer Guide*. .. _`Option Values`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/command-options.html