diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/scripts/deploy_to_aws.sh b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/scripts/deploy_to_aws.sh
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--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/scripts/deploy_to_aws.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to deploy to AWS Elastic Beanstalk
+# Prerequisites:
+# - AWS CLI installed and configured
+# - Docker installed
+# - EB CLI installed
+
+# Variables
+export APPLICATION_NAME="{{ cookiecutter.project_slug.replace("_", "-") }}"
+export ENVIRONMENT_NAME="{{ cookiecutter.project_slug.replace("_", "-") }}-env"
+export AWS_REGION=${AWS_REGION:-"eu-central-1"}
+export ECR_REPOSITORY="{{ cookiecutter.project_slug.replace("_", "-") }}"
+export BUCKET_NAME="{{ cookiecutter.project_slug.replace("_", "-") }}"
+export INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME="aws-elasticbeanstalk-ec2-role"
+export ROLE_NAME="aws-elasticbeanstalk-ec2-role"
+
+
+# Color codes for echo
+GREEN="\033[0;32m"
+YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
+RED="\033[0;31m"
+RESET="\033[0m"
+
+# Function for colored echo
+colored_echo() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}$1${RESET}"
+}
+
+# Function for yellow warning echo
+warning_echo() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}$1${RESET}"
+}
+
+# Function for error echo
+error_echo() {
+    echo -e "${RED}$1${RESET}"
+}
+
+
+# Check AWS CLI configuration
+echo -e "\033[0;32mChecking if AWS CLI is configured\033[0m"
+if ! aws sts get-caller-identity > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo -e "\033[0;32mAWS CLI is not configured. Please run 'aws configure' first.\033[0m"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo -e "\033[0;32mAWS CLI is configured.\033[0m"
+fi
+
+AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --query "Account" --output text)
+
+if ! aws iam get-role --role-name $ROLE_NAME --region $AWS_REGION > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    colored_echo "Creating IAM role for Elastic Beanstalk EC2 instances"
+    aws iam create-role \
+        --region $AWS_REGION \
+        --role-name $ROLE_NAME \
+        --assume-role-policy-document '{
+            "Version": "2012-10-17",
+            "Statement": [
+                {
+                    "Effect": "Allow",
+                    "Principal": {
+                        "Service": "ec2.amazonaws.com"
+                    },
+                    "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
+                }
+            ]
+        }'
+fi
+
+# Policies to attach
+POLICIES=(
+    "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSElasticBeanstalkWebTier"
+    "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSElasticBeanstalkWorkerTier"
+    "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSElasticBeanstalkMulticontainerDocker"
+    "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonECS_FullAccess"
+    "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AmazonEC2ContainerServiceforEC2Role"
+)
+
+# Attach policies
+for POLICY_ARN in "${POLICIES[@]}"; do
+    if ! aws iam list-attached-role-policies --role-name $ROLE_NAME --region $AWS_REGION | grep -q $(basename "$POLICY_ARN"); then
+        colored_echo "Attaching policy: $(basename "$POLICY_ARN")"
+        aws iam attach-role-policy \
+            --region $AWS_REGION \
+            --role-name $ROLE_NAME \
+            --policy-arn "$POLICY_ARN"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Create instance profile if it doesn't exist
+if ! aws iam get-instance-profile --instance-profile-name $INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME --region $AWS_REGION > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    colored_echo "Creating instance profile"
+    aws iam create-instance-profile \
+        --region $AWS_REGION \
+        --instance-profile-name $INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME
+fi
+
+# Remove and re-add role to instance profile
+warning_echo "Ensuring role is correctly attached to instance profile"
+
+# Remove existing role if present
+CURRENT_ROLE=$(aws iam get-instance-profile --instance-profile-name $INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME --region $AWS_REGION --query 'InstanceProfile.Roles[0].RoleName' --output text 2>/dev/null)
+if [ "$CURRENT_ROLE" != "None" ] && [ -n "$CURRENT_ROLE" ]; then
+    aws iam remove-role-from-instance-profile \
+        --region $AWS_REGION \
+        --instance-profile-name $INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME \
+        --role-name "$CURRENT_ROLE"
+fi
+
+# Add role to instance profile
+aws iam add-role-to-instance-profile \
+    --region $AWS_REGION \
+    --instance-profile-name $INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME \
+    --role-name $ROLE_NAME
+
+# Verify role attachment
+ATTACHED_ROLE=$(aws iam get-instance-profile --instance-profile-name $INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME --region $AWS_REGION --query 'InstanceProfile.Roles[0].RoleName' --output text)
+
+if [ "$ATTACHED_ROLE" == "$ROLE_NAME" ]; then
+    colored_echo "✅ Instance profile successfully configured"
+else
+    error_echo "❌ Failed to attach role to instance profile"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create ECR repository if it doesn't exist
+if ! aws ecr describe-repositories --repository-names $ECR_REPOSITORY --region $AWS_REGION > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    colored_echo "Creating ECR repository"
+    aws ecr create-repository --repository-name $ECR_REPOSITORY --region $AWS_REGION
+fi
+
+# Login to AWS ECR
+colored_echo "Logging into Amazon ECR"
+rm ~/.docker/config.json
+aws ecr get-login-password --region $AWS_REGION | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin $(aws ecr describe-repositories --repository-names $ECR_REPOSITORY --query 'repositories[0].repositoryUri' --output text | sed 's/'"$ECR_REPOSITORY"'$//')
+
+# Build Docker image
+colored_echo "Building Docker image"
+docker build -t $ECR_REPOSITORY:latest -f docker/Dockerfile .
+
+# Tag and push Docker image to ECR
+colored_echo "Tagging and pushing Docker image to ECR"
+REPOSITORY_URI=$(aws ecr describe-repositories --repository-names $ECR_REPOSITORY --query 'repositories[0].repositoryUri' --output text --region $AWS_REGION)
+docker tag $ECR_REPOSITORY:latest $REPOSITORY_URI:latest
+docker push $REPOSITORY_URI:latest
+
+colored_echo $REPOSITORY_URI
+
+# Create Elastic Beanstalk application if it doesn't exist
+colored_echo "Creating/Updating Elastic Beanstalk Application"
+aws elasticbeanstalk create-application --application-name $APPLICATION_NAME --region $AWS_REGION || true
+
+# Check if the S3 bucket exists and create it if it doesn't
+if ! aws s3api head-bucket --bucket "$BUCKET_NAME" 2>/dev/null; then
+    colored_echo "Creating S3 bucket: $BUCKET_NAME"
+    aws s3api create-bucket \
+        --bucket "$BUCKET_NAME" \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint="$AWS_REGION"
+else
+    colored_echo "S3 bucket $BUCKET_NAME already exists"
+fi
+
+# Prepare Dockerrun.aws.json for Elastic Beanstalk
+colored_echo "Creating Dockerrun.aws.json"
+cat > Dockerrun.aws.json << EOF
+{
+  "AWSEBDockerrunVersion": "1",
+  "Image": {
+    "Name": "$REPOSITORY_URI:latest",
+    "Update": "true"
+  },
+  "Ports": [
+    {
+      "ContainerPort": {% if cookiecutter.app_type == 'fastapi' %}"8008"{% else %}"8888"{% endif %},
+      "HostPort": "80"
+    },
+    {
+      "ContainerPort": {% if cookiecutter.app_type == 'fastapi' %}"8008"{% else %}"8888"{% endif %},
+      "HostPort": "443"
+    }{% if "nats" in cookiecutter.app_type %},
+    {
+      "ContainerPort": "8000",
+      "HostPort": "8000"
+    }{%- endif %}{% if "fastapi" in cookiecutter.app_type and cookiecutter.app_type != "fastapi" %},
+    {
+      "ContainerPort": "8008",
+      "HostPort": "8008"
+    }{%- endif %}
+  ],
+  "Volumes": []
+}
+EOF
+
+# Package Dockerrun.aws.json into a ZIP file
+PACKAGE_NAME="app-deployment.zip"
+colored_echo "Packaging Dockerrun.aws.json into $PACKAGE_NAME"
+zip -r $PACKAGE_NAME Dockerrun.aws.json
+
+# Upload the ZIP package to S3
+colored_echo "Uploading $PACKAGE_NAME to S3 bucket $BUCKET_NAME"
+aws s3 cp $PACKAGE_NAME s3://$BUCKET_NAME/$PACKAGE_NAME
+
+rm Dockerrun.aws.json $PACKAGE_NAME
+
+# Create a new application version in Elastic Beanstalk
+VERSION_LABEL="v$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
+colored_echo "Creating new application version: $VERSION_LABEL"
+aws elasticbeanstalk create-application-version \
+    --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+    --application-name "$APPLICATION_NAME" \
+    --version-label "$VERSION_LABEL" \
+    --source-bundle S3Bucket="$BUCKET_NAME",S3Key="$PACKAGE_NAME"
+
+# Create Elastic Beanstalk environment
+colored_echo "Creating/Updating Elastic Beanstalk Environment"
+aws elasticbeanstalk create-environment \
+    --region $AWS_REGION \
+    --application-name $APPLICATION_NAME \
+    --environment-name $ENVIRONMENT_NAME \
+    --solution-stack-name "64bit Amazon Linux 2023 v4.4.1 running Docker" \
+    --option-settings '[{"Namespace":"aws:autoscaling:asg","OptionName":"MinSize","Value":"1"},{"Namespace":"aws:autoscaling:asg","OptionName":"MaxSize","Value":"2"},{"Namespace":"aws:elasticbeanstalk:environment","OptionName":"EnvironmentType","Value":"LoadBalanced"},{"Namespace":"aws:autoscaling:launchconfiguration","OptionName":"IamInstanceProfile","Value":"'$INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME'"}]' \
+    --version-label $VERSION_LABEL \
+    || aws elasticbeanstalk update-environment \
+        --region $AWS_REGION \
+        --application-name $APPLICATION_NAME \
+        --environment-name $ENVIRONMENT_NAME \
+        --version-label $VERSION_LABEL
+
+# Wait for environment to be ready and get URL
+colored_echo "Waiting for environment to be ready"
+aws elasticbeanstalk wait environment-updated --application-name $APPLICATION_NAME --environment-name $ENVIRONMENT_NAME --region $AWS_REGION
+
+# Set environment variables
+colored_echo "Setting environment variables"
+aws elasticbeanstalk update-environment \
+    --region $AWS_REGION \
+    --application-name $APPLICATION_NAME \
+    --environment-name $ENVIRONMENT_NAME \
+    --option-settings Namespace=aws:elasticbeanstalk:application:environment,OptionName=OPENAI_API_KEY,Value=$OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+# Wait for environment to be ready and get URL
+colored_echo "Waiting for environment to be ready"
+aws elasticbeanstalk wait environment-updated --application-name $APPLICATION_NAME --environment-name $ENVIRONMENT_NAME --region $AWS_REGION
+
+# Fetch and display environment URL
+ENVIRONMENT_URL=$(aws elasticbeanstalk describe-environments \
+    --application-name $APPLICATION_NAME \
+    --environment-names $ENVIRONMENT_NAME \
+    --query "Environments[0].CNAME" \
+    --output text)
+
+colored_echo "Your AWS Elastic Beanstalk application is deployed at: http://$ENVIRONMENT_URL"