diff --git a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/package.json b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/package.json
index 47212aa..e7bc623 100644
--- a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/package.json
+++ b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@flowaccount/aws-cdk-stack",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "2.0.3",
   "dependencies": {
     "constructs": "^10.3.0",
     "aws-cdk": "^2.143.1",
diff --git a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/aws-ecs-cluster.ts b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/aws-ecs-cluster.ts
index 624352e..284a73a 100644
--- a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/aws-ecs-cluster.ts
+++ b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/aws-ecs-cluster.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import { ECSCapacityProvider } from './ecs-capacity-provider';
 import { ManagedPolicyStack } from './managed-policy-stack';
 import { RoleStack } from './role-stack';
 import { VpcStack } from './vpc';
-import { IECSStackEnvironmentConfig } from '../types';
+import {
+  IECSStackEnvironmentConfig,
+  PolicyModel,
+  PolicyStackProperties,
+  PolicyStatementModel,
+} from '../types';
 
 /**
  * This class is used to create an ECS cluster stack by specifying the VPC and Subnets
@@ -63,14 +68,18 @@ export const createStack = (configuration: IECSStackEnvironmentConfig) => {
     {
       name: configuration.ecs.instanceRole.name,
       assumedBy: configuration.ecs.instanceRole.assumedBy,
+      existingRole: configuration.ecs.instanceRole.existingRole ?? false,
     }
   ).output.role;
 
   // instance policy
-  new ManagedPolicyStack(_app, `${configuration.ecs.instancePolicy.name}`, {
-    ...configuration.ecs.instancePolicy,
-    roles: [_instanceRole],
-  }).output.policy;
+  createInstancePolicy(
+    _app,
+    configuration.ecs.instancePolicy.name,
+    configuration.ecs.instancePolicy,
+    [_instanceRole],
+    configuration.stage
+  );
 
   // task execution role and policy
   const _taskExecutionRole: IRole = new RoleStack(
@@ -175,3 +184,67 @@ export const createStack = (configuration: IECSStackEnvironmentConfig) => {
     //   })
   });
 };
+
+const createInstancePolicy = (
+  app: App,
+  instancePolicyName: string,
+  extendedPolicy: PolicyModel,
+  instanceRoles?: IRole[],
+  stage?: string
+) => {
+  const ec2Policy: PolicyStatementModel = {
+    actions: [
+      'ec2:DescribeInstances',
+      'ec2:DescribeRegions',
+      'ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups',
+      'ec2:DescribeSubnets',
+      'ec2:DescribeVpcs',
+    ],
+    resources: ['*'],
+  };
+
+  const ssmPolicy: PolicyStatementModel = {
+    actions: [
+      'ssm:DescribeAssociation',
+      'ssm:GetDeployablePatchSnapshotForInstance',
+      'ssm:GetDocument',
+      'ssm:DescribeDocument',
+      'ssm:GetManifest',
+      'ssm:GetParameter',
+      'ssm:GetParameters',
+      'ssm:ListAssociations',
+      'ssm:ListInstanceAssociations',
+      'ssm:PutInventory',
+      'ssm:PutComplianceItems',
+      'ssm:PutConfigurePackageResult',
+      'ssm:UpdateAssociationStatus',
+      'ssm:UpdateInstanceAssociationStatus',
+      'ssm:UpdateInstanceInformation',
+      `ssmmessages:CreateControlChannel`,
+      `ssmmessages:CreateDataChannel`,
+      `ssmmessages:OpenControlChannel`,
+      `ssmmessages:OpenDataChannel`,
+      `ec2messages:AcknowledgeMessage`,
+      `ec2messages:DeleteMessage`,
+      `ec2messages:FailMessage`,
+      `ec2messages:GetEndpoint`,
+      `ec2messages:GetMessages`,
+      `ec2messages:SendReply`,
+    ],
+    resources: ['*'],
+  };
+
+  const statements: PolicyStatementModel[] = [ec2Policy, ssmPolicy];
+  statements.push(...extendedPolicy.statements);
+
+  const instancePolicyProps: PolicyStackProperties = {
+    statements: statements,
+    name: extendedPolicy.name
+      ? extendedPolicy.name
+      : `default-${stage}-cluster-policy`,
+    roles: instanceRoles,
+  };
+
+  return new ManagedPolicyStack(app, instancePolicyName, instancePolicyProps)
+    .output.policy;
+};
diff --git a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/ecs-autoscaling-group.ts b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/ecs-autoscaling-group.ts
index 50bbff2..c0a6072 100644
--- a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/ecs-autoscaling-group.ts
+++ b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/ecs-autoscaling-group.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   CfnLaunchTemplate,
   SecurityGroup,
   SubnetType,
-  AmazonLinuxImage,
 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import { CfnInstanceProfile, IRole } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import {
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ EOF
 amazon-linux-extras disable docker && amazon-linux-extras install -y ecs && systemctl enable --now --no-block ecs
 docker plugin install rexray/ebs EBS_REGION=${stackProps.env.region} --grant-all-permissions
         `;
+
     if (stackProps.s3MountConfig) {
       _userData = `
 #!/bin/bash
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ sudo s3cmd sync s3://${stackProps.s3MountConfig.bucketName} ${stackProps.s3Mount
         </powershell>
         `;
     }
+
     const _securityGroup = new SecurityGroup(
       this,
       stackProps.asgModel.asg.instanceSecurityGroup.name,
@@ -94,11 +95,13 @@ sudo s3cmd sync s3://${stackProps.s3MountConfig.bucketName} ${stackProps.s3Mount
         securityGroupName: stackProps.asgModel.asg.instanceSecurityGroup.name,
       }
     );
+
     stackProps.asgModel.asg.instanceSecurityGroup.inboudRule.forEach(
       (_rule) => {
         _securityGroup.addIngressRule(_rule.peer, _rule.connection);
       }
     );
+
     const _instanceProfile = new CfnInstanceProfile(
       this,
       stackProps.asgModel.asg.instanceProfileName,
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ sudo s3cmd sync s3://${stackProps.s3MountConfig.bucketName} ${stackProps.s3Mount
         instanceProfileName: stackProps.asgModel.asg.instanceProfileName,
       }
     );
+
     const _launchTemplate: CfnLaunchTemplate = new CfnLaunchTemplate(
       this,
       stackProps.asgModel.launchTemplate.name,
@@ -129,6 +133,8 @@ sudo s3cmd sync s3://${stackProps.s3MountConfig.bucketName} ${stackProps.s3Mount
                 volumeType: stackProps.asgModel.launchTemplate.volumeType,
                 volumeSize: stackProps.asgModel.launchTemplate.volumeSize,
                 deleteOnTermination: true,
+                encrypted: stackProps.asgModel.launchTemplate.encrypted,
+                kmsKeyId: stackProps.asgModel.launchTemplate.kmsKeyId,
               },
               deviceName: '/dev/xvda',
             },
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ sudo s3cmd sync s3://${stackProps.s3MountConfig.bucketName} ${stackProps.s3Mount
         SpotAllocationStrategy: 'capacity-optimized',
       },
     });
-    asgGroup.addDependsOn(_launchTemplate);
+    asgGroup.addDependency(_launchTemplate);
     this._autoScalingGroup = asgGroup;
     // });
 
@@ -180,12 +186,10 @@ sudo s3cmd sync s3://${stackProps.s3MountConfig.bucketName} ${stackProps.s3Mount
     });
     // ECS Cluster and Auto Scaling Group
     // let protection: string = stackProps.asgModel.asg.protectionFromScaleIn==true? 'ENABLED': 'DISABLED'
-    let protection: string;
-    if (stackProps.asgModel.asg.protectionFromScaleIn) {
-      protection = 'ENABLED';
-    } else {
-      protection = 'DISABLED';
-    }
+    const protection: string = stackProps.asgModel.asg.protectionFromScaleIn
+      ? 'ENABLED'
+      : 'DISABLED';
+
     const myCapacityProvider = new CfnCapacityProvider(
       this,
       `${asgGroup.autoScalingGroupName}`,
@@ -201,6 +205,7 @@ sudo s3cmd sync s3://${stackProps.s3MountConfig.bucketName} ${stackProps.s3Mount
         name: `${asgGroup.autoScalingGroupName}`,
       }
     );
-    myCapacityProvider.addDependsOn(asgGroup);
+
+    myCapacityProvider.addDependency(asgGroup);
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/managed-policy-stack.ts b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/managed-policy-stack.ts
index cff9375..2c735aa 100644
--- a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/managed-policy-stack.ts
+++ b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/managed-policy-stack.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { ManagedPolicy, PolicyStatement } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core'; import { Construct } from 'constructs';
+import { ManagedPolicy, PolicyStatement, IRole } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
+import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { logger } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { PolicyStackProperties } from '../types';
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ export class ManagedPolicyStack extends Stack {
   public readonly output: {
     policy: ManagedPolicy;
   };
+
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, _props: PolicyStackProperties) {
     super(scope, id, _props);
 
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ export class ManagedPolicyStack extends Stack {
         }
       });
     }
+
     const _policyStatements: PolicyStatement[] = [];
     _props.statements?.forEach((statement) => {
       const policyStatement = new PolicyStatement();
@@ -33,12 +36,18 @@ export class ManagedPolicyStack extends Stack {
       });
       _policyStatements.push(policyStatement);
     });
+
     logger.debug(`creating policy:${_props.name}`);
     const _policy = new ManagedPolicy(this, _props.name, {
       managedPolicyName: _props.name,
       statements: _policyStatements,
-      roles: _props.roles,
     });
+
+    logger.debug(`attach policy to roles`);
+    _props.roles?.forEach((role: IRole) => {
+      _policy.attachToRole(role);
+    });
+
     this.output = { policy: _policy };
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/role-stack.ts b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/role-stack.ts
index 819ab20..6ef4773 100644
--- a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/role-stack.ts
+++ b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/stacks/role-stack.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,21 @@ export class RoleStack extends Stack {
     super(scope, id, _props);
 
     if (_props.existingRole) {
-      const role = Role.fromRoleName(this, `${_props.name}`, _props.name, {});
-      this.output = { role: role };
+      const existingRole: IRole = Role.fromRoleName(
+        this,
+        _props.name,
+        _props.name,
+        {}
+      );
+      existingRole;
+      this.output = { role: existingRole };
     } else {
       logger.debug(`creating role -- ${_props.name}`);
-      const role = new Role(this, `${_props.name}`, {
+      const newRole = new Role(this, `${_props.name}`, {
         roleName: _props.name,
         assumedBy: new CompositePrincipal(..._props.assumedBy),
       });
-      this.output = { role: role };
+      this.output = { role: newRole };
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/types/index.ts b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/types/index.ts
index cafb26c..2befd6f 100644
--- a/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/libs/aws-cdk-stack/src/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ export abstract class ECSStackEnvironmentConfig {
 export class RoleModel {
   name: string;
   assumedBy: PrincipalBase[];
+  existingRole?: boolean;
 }
+
 export class AutoScalingGroupModel {
   launchTemplate: {
     name: string;
@@ -351,6 +353,8 @@ export class AutoScalingGroupModel {
     version: number | string;
     volumeType: string;
     volumeSize: number;
+    encrypted?: boolean;
+    kmsKeyId?: string;
   };
   asg: {
     name: string;
@@ -365,24 +369,29 @@ export class AutoScalingGroupModel {
     instanceSecurityGroup: SecurityGroupsModel;
   };
 }
+
 class SecurityGroupsInboudRuleModel {
   peer: IPeer;
   connection: Port;
 }
+
 class SecurityGroupsModel {
   name: string;
   inboudRule: SecurityGroupsInboudRuleModel[];
 }
+
 export class PolicyStatementModel {
   actions: string[];
   resources: string[];
   conditions?: Conditions;
 }
+
 export class PolicyModel {
   statements?: PolicyStatementModel[];
   statement?: PolicyStatementModel;
   name: string;
 }
+
 export class ECSModel {
   instancePolicy: PolicyModel;
   instanceRole: RoleModel;
@@ -478,6 +487,7 @@ export class TagModel {
   key: string;
   value: string;
 }
+
 export class S3MountConfig {
   bucketName: string;
   localPath: string;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d95d1d7..82687da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "help": "nx help",
     "workspace-generator": "nx workspace-generator",
     "e2e-registry": "yarn verdaccio --config ./tools/scripts/local-registry/config.yml --listen 4872",
-    "publish-global": "yarn nx build $1 && cd dist/libs/$1 && npm publish",
+    "publish-global": "publish() { yarn nx build $1 && cd dist/libs/$1 && npm publish; }; publish ",
     "publish-beta": "ts-node tools/scripts/publish-beta",
     "publish-local": "cp .npmrc.local .npmrc && run-p \"rimraf tmp\" e2e-registry \"ts-node ./tools/scripts/publish-all 99.99.99 local\"",
     "semantic-release": "semantic-release",