diff --git a/kops.sh b/kops.sh
index 55b015d2..5bf06d2c 100644
--- a/kops.sh
+++ b/kops.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,54 @@
-#vim .bashrc
-#export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/
-#source .bashrc
-
-
-#! /bin/bash
-aws configure
-curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-wget https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/releases/download/v1.25.0/kops-linux-amd64
-chmod +x kops-linux-amd64 kubectl
-mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-mv kops-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/kops
-
-aws s3api create-bucket --bucket cloudanddevopsbyraham0073456.k8s.local --region us-east-1
-aws s3api put-bucket-versioning --bucket cloudanddevopsbyraham0073456.k8s.local --region us-east-1 --versioning-configuration Status=Enabled
-export KOPS_STATE_STORE=s3://cloudanddevopsbyraham0073456.k8s.local
-kops create cluster --name rahams.k8s.local --zones us-east-1a --master-count=1 --master-size t2.medium --node-count=2 --node-size t2.medium
-kops update cluster --name rahams.k8s.local --yes --admin
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# ===== Configuration =====
+BUCKET_NAME="avinash912-$(date +%s).k8s.local"  # ensure globally unique
+CLUSTER_NAME="rahams.k8s.local"
+REGION="us-east-1"
+ZONES="us-east-1a"
+
+# ===== Download kubectl =====
+echo "📦 Downloading kubectl..."
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -sSL https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/
+
+# ===== Download kops =====
+echo "📦 Downloading kops..."
+curl -LO https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/releases/latest/download/kops-linux-amd64
+chmod +x kops-linux-amd64
+sudo mv kops-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/kops
+
+# ===== Verify installations =====
+echo "✅ Verifying installations..."
+kubectl version --client
+kops version
+
+# ===== Create S3 bucket for Kops =====
+echo "🪣 Creating S3 bucket: $BUCKET_NAME..."
+aws s3api create-bucket --bucket "$BUCKET_NAME" --region "$REGION"
+
+# ===== Enable versioning =====
+echo "🔄 Enabling versioning on bucket..."
+aws s3api put-bucket-versioning --bucket "$BUCKET_NAME" \
+  --versioning-configuration Status=Enabled
+
+# ===== Export state store environment variable =====
+export KOPS_STATE_STORE="s3://$BUCKET_NAME"
+echo "📌 KOPS_STATE_STORE set to $KOPS_STATE_STORE"
+
+# ===== Create Kubernetes cluster =====
+echo "🛠️ Creating Kubernetes cluster..."
+kops create cluster \
+  --name "$CLUSTER_NAME" \
+  --zones "$ZONES" \
+  --master-size t2.medium \
+  --node-size t2.micro \
+  --master-count 1 \
+  --node-count 2
+
+# ===== Apply the changes =====
+echo "🚀 Deploying the cluster..."
+kops update cluster --name "$CLUSTER_NAME" --yes --admin
+
+echo "✅ Cluster deployment initiated."