diff --git a/appspec.yml b/appspec.yml
index ebae4cc96..28749a9aa 100644
--- a/appspec.yml
+++ b/appspec.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ hooks:
       timeout: 10
       runas: root
   AfterInstall:
-    - location: aws-scripts/say_hello.sh #maybe start the server
-      timeout: 10
+    - location: aws-scripts/setup_golang.sh #setup golang
+      timeout: 300
       runas: root
   ApplicationStart:
     - location: aws-scripts/say_hello.sh  #maybe start the server.
diff --git a/aws-scripts/setup_golang.sh b/aws-scripts/setup_golang.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b7c1be23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws-scripts/setup_golang.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+sudo yum update -y
+sudo yum install -y golang
+
+# GOROOT is the location where Go package is installed on your system
+export GOROOT=/usr/lib/golang
+
+# GOPATH is the location of your work directory
+export GOPATH=$HOME/projects
+
+# PATH in order to access go binary system wide
+Aloks-iMac:harmony-benchmark alokkothari$ cat /Users/alokkothari/Documents/goworkspace/src/github.com/harmony-benchmark/setup_golang.sh
+sudo yum update -y
+sudo yum install -y golang
+
+# GOROOT is the location where Go package is installed on your system
+export GOROOT=/usr/lib/golang
+
+# GOPATH is the location of your work directory
+export GOPATH=$HOME/projects
+
+# PATH in order to access go binary system wide
+export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
+
+# GOROOT is the location where Go package is installed on your system
+export GOROOT=/usr/lib/golang
+
+# GOPATH is the location of your work directory
+export GOPATH=$HOME/projects
+
+# PATH in order to access go binary system wide
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diff --git a/aws-setup/AppSpec.yml b/aws-setup/AppSpec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b9c76b877..000000000
--- a/aws-setup/AppSpec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-version: 0.0
-os: linux
-files:
-  - source: ../
-    destination: /projects/
-hooks:
-  BeforeInstall:
-    - location: aws-scripts/say_hello.sh
-      timeout: 300
-      runas: root
-  AfterInstall:
-    - location: aws-scripts/say_hello.sh #maybe start the server
-      timeout: 300
-      runas: root
-  ApplicationStart:
-    - location: aws-scripts/say_hello.sh  #maybe start the server.
-      timeout: 300
-      runas: root
-  ApplicationStop:
-    - location: aws-scripts/say_hello.sh
-      timeout: 300
-      runas: root
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