# How to pass the shell/python script while adding an EC2 Host to my environment

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-pass-the-shell-python-script-while-adding-an-ec2-host-to-my-environment/7080>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 10, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-pass-the-shell-python-script-while-adding-an-ec2-host-to-my-environment/7080 "2017-08-10T18:54:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![rmahimalur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@rmahimalur](https://forums.suse.com/u/rmahimalur)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-pass-the-shell-python-script-while-adding-an-ec2-host-to-my-environment/7080/1 "2017-08-10T18:54:58Z")

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I can pass shell/python script as user date in AWS CloudFormation and as well as in Console.

Similarly, how can i pass a shell/python script while adding EC2 Host to my environment.

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**Author:** ![vincent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/vincent/32/7156_2.png) [@vincent](https://forums.suse.com/u/vincent)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-pass-the-shell-python-script-while-adding-an-ec2-host-to-my-environment/7080/2 "2017-08-11T01:58:59Z")

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We do not support sending userdata. Consider using a global-scale service to deploy containers on each host to do what you want.