+++
title = "Create the DynamoDB Tables"
date = 2021-04-21T07:33:04-05:00
weight = 14
+++

We will now create tables (and in a subsequent step load data into them) based on [sample data from the DynamoDB Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/SampleData.html).

Copy the four `create-table` commands below along with the `wait` commands and paste them in your AWS Cloud9 command prompt. Each command waits for the table to finish creating.

```bash
aws dynamodb create-table \
    --table-name ProductCatalog \
    --attribute-definitions \
        AttributeName=Id,AttributeType=N \
    --key-schema \
        AttributeName=Id,KeyType=HASH \
    --provisioned-throughput \
        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5

aws dynamodb create-table \
    --table-name Forum \
    --attribute-definitions \
        AttributeName=Name,AttributeType=S \
    --key-schema \
        AttributeName=Name,KeyType=HASH \
    --provisioned-throughput \
        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5

aws dynamodb create-table \
    --table-name Thread \
    --attribute-definitions \
        AttributeName=ForumName,AttributeType=S \
        AttributeName=Subject,AttributeType=S \
    --key-schema \
        AttributeName=ForumName,KeyType=HASH \
        AttributeName=Subject,KeyType=RANGE \
    --provisioned-throughput \
        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5

aws dynamodb create-table \
    --table-name Reply \
    --attribute-definitions \
        AttributeName=Id,AttributeType=S \
        AttributeName=ReplyDateTime,AttributeType=S \
    --key-schema \
        AttributeName=Id,KeyType=HASH \
        AttributeName=ReplyDateTime,KeyType=RANGE \
    --provisioned-throughput \
        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5

aws dynamodb wait table-exists --table-name ProductCatalog && \
aws dynamodb wait table-exists --table-name Reply && \
aws dynamodb wait table-exists --table-name Forum && \
aws dynamodb wait table-exists --table-name Thread
```