Create an App Block Builder

You can use app block builder instance to create your application package for AppStream 2.0 Elastic fleets.

To create an app block builder

1. Open the AppStream 2.0 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/appstream2.

2. Choose Applications Manager in the left navigation pane, then choose the App block builders tab and Create app block builder.

3. For Step 1: Configure app block builder, configure the app block builder by providing the following details:

   • Name: Type a unique name identifier for the app block builder.

   • Display name (optional): Type a name to display for the app block builder (maximum of 100 characters).

   • Operating system: Select an operating system for your application. This must align with the operating system that you are going to select for you elastic fleet, which your end users will use to stream the application.

   • IAM role (Optional): When you apply an IAM role from your account to an AppStream 2.0 app block builder, you can make AWS API requests from the app block builder instance without manually managing AWS credentials. To apply an IAM role to the app block builder, do either of the following:

     • To use an existing IAM role in your Amazon Web Services account, choose the role that you want to use from the IAM role list. The role must must be accessible from the image builder. For more information, see Configuring an Existing IAM Role to Use With AppStream 2.0 Streaming Instances.

     • To create a new IAM role, choose Create new IAM role and follow the steps in How to Create an IAM Role to Use With AppStream 2.0 Streaming Instances.

   • Instance Type: Select the instance type for the app block builder. Choose a type that matches the performance requirements of the applications that you plan to install.

   • Tags (optional): Choose Add Tag, and type the key and value for the tag. To add more tags, repeat this step. For more information, see Tagging Your Amazon AppStream 2.0 Resources.

4. Choose Next.

5. For Step 2: Configure Network, do the following:

   • To add internet access for the app block builder in a VPC with a public subnet, choose Default Internet Access. If you are providing internet access by using a NAT gateway, leave Default Internet Access unselected. For more information, see Internet Access.

   • For VPC and Subnet 1, choose a VPC and at least two subnets. For increased fault tolerance, we recommend that you choose three subnets in different Availability Zones. For more information, see Configure a VPC with Private Subnets and a NAT Gateway.

     If you don't have your own VPC and subnet, you can use the default VPC or create your own. To create your own, choose the Create a new VPC and Create new subnet links to create them. Choosing these links opens the Amazon VPC console. After you create your VPC and subnets, return to the AppStream 2.0 console and choose the refresh icon to the left of the Create a new VPC and Create new subnet links to display them in the list. For more information, see Configure a VPC for AppStream 2.0.

   • For Security group(s), choose up to five security groups to associate with this image builder. If you don't have your own security group and you don't want to use the default security group, choose the Create new security group link to create one. After you create your subnets in the Amazon VPC console, return to the AppStream 2.0 console and choose the refresh icon to the left of the Create new security group link to display them in the list. For more information, see Security Groups in Amazon AppStream 2.0.

   • For VPC Endpoints (Optional), you can create an interface VPC endpoint (interface endpoint) in your virtual private cloud (VPC). To create the interface endpoint, choose Create VPC Endpoint. Selecting this link opens the VPC console. To finish creating the endpoint, follow steps 3 through 6 in Creating and Streaming from Interface VPC Endpoints. After you create the interface endpoint, you can use it to keep streaming traffic within your VPC.

6. Choose Next.

7. Choose Review and confirm the details for the app block builder. To change the configuration for any section, choose Edit and make the needed changes.

8. After you finish reviewing the configuration details, choose Create app block builder.

   Note

   If an error message notifies you that you don't have sufficient limits (quotas) to create the image builder, submit a limit increase request through the Service Quotas console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/. For more information, see Requesting a quota increase in the Service Quotas User Guide.