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# Step 3: Create a Peer Node in Your Membership
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Now that your network and the first member are up and running, you can use the AMB Access console or the AWS CLI to create a peer node. Your member's peer nodes interact with other members' peer nodes on the blockchain to query and update the ledger, and store a local copy of the ledger.

Use one of the following procedures to create a peer node.

## To create a peer node using the AWS Management Console
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1. Open the AMB Access console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/managedblockchain/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/managedblockchain/).

1. Choose **Networks**, select the network from the list, and then choose **View details**.

1. Select a **Member** from the list, and then choose **Create peer node**.

1. Choose configuration parameters for your peer node according to the guidelines in [Work with Hyperledger Fabric Peer Nodes on AMB Access](managed-blockchain-hyperledger-peer-nodes.md), and then choose **Create peer node**.

## To create a peer node using the AWS CLI
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+ Use the `create-node` command, as shown in the following example. Replace the value of `--network-id`, `--member-id`, and `AvailabilityZone` as appropriate.

  ```
  [ec2-user@ip-192-0-2-17 ~]$ aws managedblockchain create-node \
  --node-configuration '{"InstanceType":"{{bc.t3.small}}","AvailabilityZone":"{{us-east-1a}}"}' \
  --network-id {{n-MWY63ZJZU5HGNCMBQER7IN6OIU}} \
  --member-id {{m-K46ICRRXJRCGRNNS4ES4XUUS5A}}
  ```

  The command returns output that includes the peer node's `NodeID`, as shown in the following example:

  ```
  {
       "NodeId": "nd-6EAJ5VA43JGGNPXOUZP7Y47E4Y"
  }
  ```