# Creating or updating a freeform configuration stored in the hosted configuration store


Each of the following samples includes comments about the actions performed by the code. The samples in this section call the following APIs:
+ [CreateApplication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appconfig/2019-10-09/APIReference/API_CreateApplication.html)
+ [CreateConfigurationProfile](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appconfig/2019-10-09/APIReference/API_CreateConfigurationProfile.html)
+ [CreateHostedConfigurationVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appconfig/2019-10-09/APIReference/API_CreateHostedConfigurationVersion.html)

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#### [ Java ]

```
public CreateHostedConfigurationVersionResponse createHostedConfigVersion() {
        AppConfigClient appconfig = AppConfigClient.create();

        // Create an application
        CreateApplicationResponse app = appconfig.createApplication(req -> req.name("MyDemoApp"));

        // Create a hosted, freeform configuration profile
        CreateConfigurationProfileResponse configProfile = appconfig.createConfigurationProfile(req -> req
            .applicationId(app.id())
            .name("MyConfigProfile")
            .locationUri("hosted")
            .type("AWS.Freeform"));

        // Create a hosted configuration version
        CreateHostedConfigurationVersionResponse hcv = appconfig.createHostedConfigurationVersion(req -> req
            .applicationId(app.id())
            .configurationProfileId(configProfile.id())
            .contentType("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
            .content(SdkBytes.fromUtf8String("my config data")));

        return hcv;
    }
```

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#### [ Python ]

```
import boto3

appconfig = boto3.client('appconfig')

# create an application
application = appconfig.create_application(Name='MyDemoApp')

# create a hosted, freeform configuration profile
config_profile = appconfig.create_configuration_profile(
    ApplicationId=application['Id'],
    Name='MyConfigProfile',
    LocationUri='hosted',
    Type='AWS.Freeform')

# create a hosted configuration version
hcv = appconfig.create_hosted_configuration_version(
    ApplicationId=application['Id'], 
    ConfigurationProfileId=config_profile['Id'],
    Content=b'my config data',
    ContentType='text/plain')
```

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#### [ JavaScript ]

```
import {
  AppConfigClient,
  CreateApplicationCommand,
  CreateConfigurationProfileCommand,
  CreateHostedConfigurationVersionCommand,
} from "@aws-sdk/client-appconfig";

const appconfig = new AppConfigClient();

// create an application
const application = await appconfig.send(
  new CreateApplicationCommand({ Name: "MyDemoApp" })
);

// create a hosted, freeform configuration profile
const profile = await appconfig.send(
  new CreateConfigurationProfileCommand({
    ApplicationId: application.Id,
    Name: "MyConfigProfile",
    LocationUri: "hosted",
    Type: "AWS.Freeform",
  })
);

// create a hosted configuration version
await appconfig.send(
  new CreateHostedConfigurationVersionCommand({
    ApplicationId: application.Id,
    ConfigurationProfileId: profile.Id,
    ContentType: "text/plain",
    Content: "my config data",
  })
);
```

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