> **Experimental**
>
> `@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha` is an [**experimental**](/stability) (alpha) package: its API may change in any release, without a major version bump.
# BuildComputeType

Specifies the size of the build instance.

- Stability: [Experimental](/cdk/api/stability.html)
- Source: [`lib/app.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0-alpha.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/app.ts#L687)

## Example

```ts
const amplifyApp = new amplify.App(this, 'MyApp', {
  buildComputeType: amplify.BuildComputeType.LARGE_16GB,
});
```

## Members

| Member | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `STANDARD_8GB` | vCPUs: 4, Memory: 8 GiB, Disk space: 128 GB. |
| `LARGE_16GB` | vCPUs: 8, Memory: 16 GiB, Disk space: 128 GB. |
| `XLARGE_72GB` | vCPUs: 36, Memory: 72 GiB, Disk space: 256 GB. |

## Referenced by

- [`AppProps`](/v2/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-amplify-alpha.AppProps).buildComputeType