App Block Builder
An app block builder is a reusable resource that you can use to package your applications (or app block). You can also use it to test your application package before associating your application to an Elastic fleet. A single app block builder can be used to create and test multiple app blocks one by one. Each time a streaming session is created for app block builder for creating or testing an app block, a new instance is created and used. After the app block builder instance is terminated, the state of the instance is not persisted.
AppStream 2.0 Elastic fleets use Amazon EC2 instances to stream applications. You must provide your application package and associate it with your fleet. To create your own custom application packaging, connect to an app block builder instance, and then install and configure your applications for streaming. App block builder creates the packaging for your application and uploads it to an Amazon S3 bucket in your AWS account.
When you create an app block builder, you choose the following:
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An instance type — AppStream 2.0 provides different instance sizes with various CPU and memory configurations. The instance type must align with the instance family you need.
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The VPC, subnets, and security groups to use — Make sure that the subnets and security groups provide access to the network resources that your applications require. Typical network resources required by applications might include licensing servers, database servers, file servers, and application servers. App block builder uploads the application package on to an Amazon S3 bucket in your AWS account. The VPC you choose for your fleet must provide sufficient network access to the Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see Store Application Icon, Setup Script, Session Script, and VHD in an S3 Bucket.
