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+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo yum update -y
+sudo yum install -y httpd
+sudo systemctl start httpd
+sudo systemctl enable httpd
+echo "<h1>Hello World</h1> <br> <h2> You successfully deployed your first EC2 instance using Terraform</h2>" | sudo tee /var/www/html/index.html
+sudo systemctl restart httpd
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