Instance
Represents a virtual computing instance that runs game server processes and hosts game sessions. In Amazon GameLift, one or more instances make up a managed EC2 fleet.
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Note
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.
- CreationTime
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A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example
"1469498468.057").Type: Timestamp
Required: No
- DnsName
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The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:
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TLS-enabled fleets:
<unique identifier>.<region identifier>.amazongamelift.com. -
Non-TLS-enabled fleets:
ec2-<unique identifier>.compute.amazonaws.com. (See Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing.)
When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.
Type: String
Required: No
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- FleetArn
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The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that is assigned to a Amazon GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is
arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912.Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.
Pattern:
^arn:.*:[a-z]*fleet\/[a-z]*fleet-[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+$Required: No
- FleetId
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A unique identifier for the fleet that the instance belongs to.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
^[a-z]*fleet-[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+Required: No
- InstanceId
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A unique identifier for the instance.
Type: String
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z0-9\.-]+Required: No
- IpAddress
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IP address that is assigned to the instance.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
^[0-9A-Fa-f\:\.]+Required: No
- Location
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The fleet location of the instance, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as
us-west-2.Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.
Pattern:
^[A-Za-z0-9\-]+Required: No
- OperatingSystem
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Operating system that is running on this EC2 instance.
Note
Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) will reach end of support on 6/30/2025. See more details in the Amazon Linux 2 FAQs
. For game servers that are hosted on AL2 and use Amazon GameLift server SDK 4.x., first update the game server build to server SDK 5.x, and then deploy to AL2023 instances. See Migrate to Amazon GameLift server SDK version 5. Type: String
Valid Values:
WINDOWS_2012 | AMAZON_LINUX | AMAZON_LINUX_2 | WINDOWS_2016 | AMAZON_LINUX_2023Required: No
- Status
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Current status of the instance. Possible statuses include the following:
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PENDING -- The instance is in the process of being created and launching server processes as defined in the fleet's run-time configuration.
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ACTIVE -- The instance has been successfully created and at least one server process has successfully launched and reported back to Amazon GameLift that it is ready to host a game session. The instance is now considered ready to host game sessions.
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TERMINATING -- The instance is in the process of shutting down. This may happen to reduce capacity during a scaling down event or to recycle resources in the event of a problem.
Type: String
Valid Values:
PENDING | ACTIVE | TERMINATINGRequired: No
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- Type
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EC2 instance type that defines the computing resources of this instance.
Type: String
Valid Values:
t2.micro | t2.small | t2.medium | t2.large | c3.large | c3.xlarge | c3.2xlarge | c3.4xlarge | c3.8xlarge | c4.large | c4.xlarge | c4.2xlarge | c4.4xlarge | c4.8xlarge | c5.large | c5.xlarge | c5.2xlarge | c5.4xlarge | c5.9xlarge | c5.12xlarge | c5.18xlarge | c5.24xlarge | c5a.large | c5a.xlarge | c5a.2xlarge | c5a.4xlarge | c5a.8xlarge | c5a.12xlarge | c5a.16xlarge | c5a.24xlarge | r3.large | r3.xlarge | r3.2xlarge | r3.4xlarge | r3.8xlarge | r4.large | r4.xlarge | r4.2xlarge | r4.4xlarge | r4.8xlarge | r4.16xlarge | r5.large | r5.xlarge | r5.2xlarge | r5.4xlarge | r5.8xlarge | r5.12xlarge | r5.16xlarge | r5.24xlarge | r5a.large | r5a.xlarge | r5a.2xlarge | r5a.4xlarge | r5a.8xlarge | r5a.12xlarge | r5a.16xlarge | r5a.24xlarge | m3.medium | m3.large | m3.xlarge | m3.2xlarge | m4.large | m4.xlarge | m4.2xlarge | m4.4xlarge | m4.10xlarge | m5.large | m5.xlarge | m5.2xlarge | m5.4xlarge | m5.8xlarge | m5.12xlarge | m5.16xlarge | m5.24xlarge | m5a.large | m5a.xlarge | m5a.2xlarge | m5a.4xlarge | m5a.8xlarge | m5a.12xlarge | m5a.16xlarge | m5a.24xlarge | c5d.large | c5d.xlarge | c5d.2xlarge | c5d.4xlarge | c5d.9xlarge | c5d.12xlarge | c5d.18xlarge | c5d.24xlarge | c6a.large | c6a.xlarge | c6a.2xlarge | c6a.4xlarge | c6a.8xlarge | c6a.12xlarge | c6a.16xlarge | c6a.24xlarge | c6i.large | c6i.xlarge | c6i.2xlarge | c6i.4xlarge | c6i.8xlarge | c6i.12xlarge | c6i.16xlarge | c6i.24xlarge | r5d.large | r5d.xlarge | r5d.2xlarge | r5d.4xlarge | r5d.8xlarge | r5d.12xlarge | r5d.16xlarge | r5d.24xlarge | m6g.medium | m6g.large | m6g.xlarge | m6g.2xlarge | m6g.4xlarge | m6g.8xlarge | m6g.12xlarge | m6g.16xlarge | c6g.medium | c6g.large | c6g.xlarge | c6g.2xlarge | c6g.4xlarge | c6g.8xlarge | c6g.12xlarge | c6g.16xlarge | r6g.medium | r6g.large | r6g.xlarge | r6g.2xlarge | r6g.4xlarge | r6g.8xlarge | r6g.12xlarge | r6g.16xlarge | c6gn.medium | c6gn.large | c6gn.xlarge | c6gn.2xlarge | c6gn.4xlarge | c6gn.8xlarge | c6gn.12xlarge | c6gn.16xlarge | c7g.medium | c7g.large | c7g.xlarge | c7g.2xlarge | c7g.4xlarge | c7g.8xlarge | c7g.12xlarge | c7g.16xlarge | r7g.medium | r7g.large | r7g.xlarge | r7g.2xlarge | r7g.4xlarge | r7g.8xlarge | r7g.12xlarge | r7g.16xlarge | m7g.medium | m7g.large | m7g.xlarge | m7g.2xlarge | m7g.4xlarge | m7g.8xlarge | m7g.12xlarge | m7g.16xlarge | g5g.xlarge | g5g.2xlarge | g5g.4xlarge | g5g.8xlarge | g5g.16xlargeRequired: No
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
