# aws kafka > Manage an Amazon MSK (Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka) cluster. > See also: `aws`. > More information: . - Create a new MSK cluster: `aws kafka create-cluster --cluster-name {{cluster_name}} --broker-node-group-info instanceType={{instance_type}},clientSubnets={{subnet_id1 subnet_id2 ...}} --kafka-version {{version}} --number-of-broker-nodes {{number}}` - Describe a MSK cluster: `aws kafka describe-cluster --cluster-arn {{cluster_arn}}` - List all MSK clusters in the current region: `aws kafka list-clusters` - Create a new MSK configuration: `aws kafka create-configuration --name {{configuration_name}} --server-properties file://{{path/to/configuration_file.txt}}` - Describe a MSK configuration: `aws kafka describe-configuration --arn {{configuration_arn}}` - List all MSK configurations in the current region: `aws kafka list-configurations` - Update the MSK cluster configuration: `aws kafka update-cluster-configuration --cluster-arn {{cluster_arn}} --configuration-info arn={{configuration_arn}},revision={{configuration_revision}}` - Delete the MSK cluster: `aws kafka delete-cluster --cluster-arn {{cluster_arn}}`