# Set up automatic scaling for your Amazon MSK cluster
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You can use the Amazon MSK console, the Amazon MSK API, or CloudFormation to implement automatic scaling for storage. CloudFormation support is available through [Application Auto Scaling](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-applicationautoscaling-scalabletarget.html).

**Note**  
You can't implement automatic scaling when you create a cluster. You must first create the cluster, and then create and enable an auto-scaling policy for it. However, you can create the policy while Amazon MSK service creates your cluster.

**Topics**
+ [Set up automatic scaling using the Amazon MSK AWS Management Console](msk-autoexpand-setup-console.md)
+ [Set up automatic scaling using the CLI](msk-autoexpand-setup-cli.md)
+ [Set up automatic-scaling for Amazon MSK using the API](msk-autoexpand-setup-api.md)