[
    {
      "Classification": "hive-site",
      "Properties": {
        "javax.jdo.option.ConnectionURL": "jdbc:mysql://hostname:3306/hive?createDatabaseIfNotExist=true",
        "javax.jdo.option.ConnectionDriverName": "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver",
        "javax.jdo.option.ConnectionUserName": "username",
        "javax.jdo.option.ConnectionPassword": "password"
      }
    }
]

aws emr create-cluster --release-label emr-5.11.0 --instance-type m3.xlarge --instance-count 2
--applications Name=Hive --configurations ./hiveConfiguration.json --use-default-roles