# Create a cluster in AWS PCS
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 In AWS PCS, a cluster is a persistent resource for managing resources and running workloads. You create a cluster for a specific scheduler (AWS PCS currently supports Slurm) in a subnet of a new or existing VPC. The cluster accepts and schedules jobs, and also launches the compute nodes (EC2 instances) that process those jobs.

**To create your cluster**

1. Open the [AWS PCS console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/pcs/home#/clusters) and choose **Create cluster**.

1. In the **Cluster details** section, enter the following fields:
   + **Cluster name** – Enter `get-started`
   + **Scheduler** – Select **Slurm Version 25.11**
   + **Controller size** – Select **Small**

1.  In the **Networking** section, select values for the following fields: 
   + **VPC** – Choose the VPC named `hpc-networking:Large-Scale-HPC`
   + **Subnet** – Select the subnet where the name starts with `hpc-networking:PrivateSubnetA`
   + **Security groups** – Select the cluster security group named `cluster-getstarted-sg`

1. Choose **Create cluster**.

**Note**  
The **Status** field shows **Creating** while the cluster is being provisioned. Cluster creation can take several minutes.