diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b137891791fe96927ad78e64b0aad7bded08bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/Part2/config.ini b/Part2/config.ini
index adf2621a7e61127e6e14b54602cef4783d5cae92..235a33263ceb6809cb68a8b4e9fe0f00aea6d3d9 100644
--- a/Part2/config.ini
+++ b/Part2/config.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [aws]
-aws_access_key_id = AKIAVEKYIBTQFZV3M3OP
-aws_secret_access_key = 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
-region = us-east-1 
+aws_access_key_id = 
+aws_secret_access_key = 
+region = 
 
 [opensearch]
-endpoint = v9b2tkt2ccr61qs9tw7e.us-east-1.aoss.amazonaws.com
-index_name = cloud
+endpoint = 
+index_name = 
 
 
diff --git a/Part2/create_instance.py b/Part2/create_instance.py
index ac6221e6b65d4c01caafb36558a6ff58902ec441..11746a4bbbd984cb36ae6525246800bb5b5ea2a0 100644
--- a/Part2/create_instance.py
+++ b/Part2/create_instance.py
@@ -2,45 +2,53 @@
 
 import boto3
 import base64
+import argparse
 
 # Function to read the content of config.ini
 def get_config_content(filepath):
     with open(filepath, 'r') as file:
         return file.read()
 
-# Load the config content
-config_content = get_config_content('config.ini')
-
-
-ec2 = boto3.resource('ec2')
-
-
-
-# User code that's executed when the instance starts
-script = f"""#!/bin/bash
-cat <<EOT > /home/ubuntu/chatbot-lab/Part2/config.ini
-{config_content}
-EOT
-source /home/ubuntu/chatbotlab/bin/activate
-## Run the apllication 
-cd /home/ubuntu/chatbot-lab/Part2
-streamlit run main.py 
-"""
-
-encoded_script = base64.b64encode(script.encode()).decode('utf-8')
-
-# Create a new EC2 instance
-instance = ec2.create_instances(
-    ImageId='ami-05747e7a13dac9d14',
-    MinCount=1,
-    MaxCount=1,
-    InstanceType='t2.micro',
-    KeyName='group-14-key-pair',
-    SecurityGroupIds=['sg-06f3ca7153db92958'],
-    UserData=encoded_script
-)
-print("Instance created with ID:", instance[0].id)
-   
-
-
 
+def create_instance(ami_id, key_pair_name, security_group_id):
+
+    # Load the config content
+    config_content = get_config_content('config.ini')
+    ec2 = boto3.resource('ec2')
+    # User code that's executed when the instance starts
+    script = f"""#!/bin/bash
+    cat <<EOT > /home/ubuntu/chatbot-lab/Part2/config.ini
+    {config_content}
+    EOT
+    source /home/ubuntu/chatbotlab/bin/activate
+    ## Run the application 
+    cd /home/ubuntu/chatbot-lab/Part2
+    streamlit run chatbot.py 
+    """
+    encoded_script = base64.b64encode(script.encode()).decode('utf-8')
+    # Create a new EC2 instance
+    instance = ec2.create_instances(
+        ImageId=ami_id,
+        MinCount=1,
+        MaxCount=1,
+        InstanceType='t2.micro',
+        KeyName=key_pair_name,
+        SecurityGroupIds=[security_group_id],
+        UserData=encoded_script
+    )
+    return instance
+ 
+
+def main(ami_id, key_pair_name, security_group_id):
+    
+    print("Creating an EC2 instance")
+    instance = create_instance(ami_id, key_pair_name, security_group_id)
+    print("Instance created with ID:", instance[0].id)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Create an EC2 instance to run the chatbot")
+    parser.add_argument("--ami_id", help="The ID of the AMI to use for the instance")
+    parser.add_argument("--key_pair_name", help="The name of the key pair to use for the instance")
+    parser.add_argument("--security_group_id", help="The ID of the security group to use for the instance")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    main(args.ami_id, args.key_pair_name, args.security_group_id)
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