diff --git a/config/clusters/templates/aws/cluster.yaml b/config/clusters/templates/aws/cluster.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dd35a3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/clusters/templates/aws/cluster.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: {{ cluster_name }}
+provider: aws # {{ sign_in_url }}
+aws:
+  key: enc-deployer-credentials.secret.json
+  clusterType: eks
+  clusterName: {{ cluster_name }}
+  region: {{ cluster_region }}
+  billing:
+    paid_by_us: {{ paid_by_us }}
+support:
+  helm_chart_values_files:
+    - support.values.yaml
+    - enc-support.secret.values.yaml
+hubs: []
+  # Uncomment the lines below once the support infrastructure was deployed and
+  # you are ready to add the first cluster
+
+  # - name: {{ hub_name }}
+  #   # Tip: consider changing this to something more human friendly
+  #   display_name: "{{ cluster_name }} - {{ hub_name }}"
+  #   domain: {{ hub_name }}.{{ cluster_name }}.2i2c.cloud
+  #   helm_chart: {{ hub_type }}
+  #   helm_chart_values_files:
+  #     - common.values.yaml
+  #     - {{ hub_name }}.values.yaml
+  #     - enc-{{ hub_name }}.secret.values.yaml
diff --git a/deployer/commands/generate/dedicated_cluster/aws.py b/deployer/commands/generate/dedicated_cluster/aws.py
index 851785efe..6aa86bb12 100644
--- a/deployer/commands/generate/dedicated_cluster/aws.py
+++ b/deployer/commands/generate/dedicated_cluster/aws.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from .common import (
     check_before_continuing_with_generate_command,
+    generate_cluster_config_file,
     generate_config_directory,
     generate_support_files,
 )
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ def aws(
     cluster_region: str = typer.Option(
         ..., prompt="The region where to deploy the cluster"
     ),
+    account_id: str = typer.Option(
+        ...,
+        prompt="The AWS account id or alias. Declare 2i2c for 2i2c's SSO based accounts and paid_by_us=true",
+    ),
     force: bool = typer.Option(
         False,
         "--force",
@@ -115,6 +120,14 @@ def aws(
     Automatically generate the files required to setup a new cluster on AWS if they don't exist.
     Use --force to force existing configuration files to be overwritten by this command.
     """
+
+    if account_id == "2i2c":
+        sign_in_url = "https://2i2c.awsapps.com/start#/"
+        paid_by_us = True
+    else:
+        sign_in_url = f"https://{account_id}.signin.aws.amazon.com/console"
+        paid_by_us = False
+
     # These are the variables needed by the templates used to generate the cluster config file
     # and support files
     vars = {
@@ -124,6 +137,8 @@ def aws(
         "hub_type": "basehub",
         "cluster_name": cluster_name,
         "cluster_region": cluster_region,
+        "sign_in_url": sign_in_url,
+        "paid_by_us": str(paid_by_us).lower(),
     }
 
     if not check_before_continuing_with_generate_command(
@@ -133,8 +148,15 @@ def aws(
 
     # If we are here, then either no existing infrastructure files for this cluster have been found
     # or the `--force` flag was provided and we can override existing files.
+
+    # Automatically generate eksctl and terraform files
     generate_infra_files(vars)
+
     # Automatically generate the config directory
     cluster_config_directory = generate_config_directory(vars)
+
+    # Create the cluster config directory and initial `cluster.yaml` file
+    generate_cluster_config_file(cluster_config_directory, "aws", vars)
+
     # Generate the support files
     generate_support_files(cluster_config_directory, vars)
diff --git a/docs/hub-deployment-guide/new-cluster/new-cluster.md b/docs/hub-deployment-guide/new-cluster/new-cluster.md
index 8fde036a9..1f7c10ce4 100644
--- a/docs/hub-deployment-guide/new-cluster/new-cluster.md
+++ b/docs/hub-deployment-guide/new-cluster/new-cluster.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ We automatically generate the files required to setup a new cluster:
 - A ssh public key used by `eksctl` to grant access to the private key.
 - A `.tfvars` terraform variables file that will setup most of the non EKS infrastructure.
 - The cluster config directory in `./config/cluster/<new-cluster>`
+- The `cluster.yaml` config file
 - The support values file `support.values.yaml`
 - The the support credentials encrypted file `enc-support.values.yaml` 
 ````
@@ -135,12 +136,13 @@ You can generate these with:
 :sync: aws-key
 
 ```bash
-export CLUSTER_NAME=<cluster-name>;
+export CLUSTER_NAME=<cluster-name>
 export CLUSTER_REGION=<cluster-region-like ca-central-1>
+export ACCOUNT_ID=<declare 2i2c for clusters under 2i2c SSO, otherwise an account id or alias>
 ```
 
 ```bash
-deployer generate dedicated-cluster aws --cluster-name=$CLUSTER_NAME --cluster-region=$CLUSTER_REGION
+deployer generate dedicated-cluster aws --cluster-name=$CLUSTER_NAME --cluster-region=$CLUSTER_REGION --account-id=$ACCOUNT_ID
 ```
 
 After running this command, you will be asked to provide the type of hub that will be deployed in the cluster, i.e. `basehub` or `daskhub`.
@@ -547,29 +549,8 @@ Create a `cluster.yaml` file under the `config/cluster/$CLUSTER_NAME>` folder an
 
 ````{tab-item} AWS
 :sync: aws-key
-```yaml
-name: <your-cluster-name>
-provider: aws # <copy paste link to sign in url here>
-aws:
-  key: enc-deployer-credentials.secret.json
-  clusterType: eks
-  clusterName: $CLUSTER_NAME
-  region: $CLUSTER_REGION
-  billing:
-    # For an AWS account explicitly configured to have the cloud bill
-    # paid directly by the community and not through 2i2c, declare
-    # paid_by_us to false
-    paid_by_us: true
-support:
-  helm_chart_values_files:
-    - support.values.yaml
-    - enc-support.secret.values.yaml
-hubs: []
-```
 
-```{note}
-The `aws.key` file is defined _relative_ to the location of the `cluster.yaml` file.
-```
+A `cluster.yaml` file should already have been generated as part of [](new-cluster:generate-cluster-files).
 ````
 
 ````{tab-item} Google Cloud