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AWS::GameLift::Fleet

GameLift Fleet

The AWS::GameLift::Fleet resource creates an Amazon GameLift (GameLift) fleet to host game servers. A fleet is a set of EC2 or Anywhere instances, each of which can host multiple game sessions.

Properties

30 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
Name
string
Required
AnywhereConfiguration
AnywhereConfiguration
ApplyCapacity
string
Write-only
BuildId
string
Create-only
CertificateConfiguration
CertificateConfiguration
Create-only
ComputeType
string
Create-only
Description
string
DesiredEC2Instances
integer
Deprecated
EC2InboundPermissions
Array<IpPermission>
EC2InstanceType
string
Create-only
FleetType
string
Create-only
InstanceRoleARN
string
Create-only
InstanceRoleCredentialsProvider
string
Create-only
Locations
Array<LocationConfiguration>
LogPaths
Array<string>
Create-onlyDeprecated
MaxSize
integer
Deprecated
MetricGroups
Array<string>
MinSize
integer
Deprecated
NewGameSessionProtectionPolicy
string
PeerVpcAwsAccountId
string
Create-only
PeerVpcId
string
Create-only
PlayerGatewayConfiguration
PlayerGatewayConfiguration
Create-only
PlayerGatewayMode
string
Create-only
ResourceCreationLimitPolicy
ResourceCreationLimitPolicy
RuntimeConfiguration
RuntimeConfiguration
ScalingPolicies
Array<ScalingPolicy>
ScriptId
string
Create-only
ServerLaunchParameters
string
Create-onlyDeprecated
ServerLaunchPath
string
Create-onlyDeprecated
Tags
Array<Tag>

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
FleetArnstringThe Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that is assigned to a Amazon GameLift Servers Fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. In a GameLift Fleet ARN, the resource ID matches the FleetId value.
FleetIdstringUnique fleet ID

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::GameLift::Fleet

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::GameLift::Fleet
    Properties:
      Name: "my-name"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production
      Description: !Ref "AWS::StackName"

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

gamelift:CreateFleetgamelift:CreateFleetLocationsgamelift:DescribeFleetAttributesgamelift:DescribeFleetLocationAttributesgamelift:UpdateFleetCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetLocationCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetPortSettings

read

gamelift:DescribeFleetAttributesgamelift:DescribeFleetLocationAttributesgamelift:DescribeFleetLocationCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetPortSettingsgamelift:DescribeRuntimeConfigurationgamelift:DescribeScalingPoliciesgamelift:ListTagsForResource

update

gamelift:UpdateFleetAttributesgamelift:CreateFleetLocationsgamelift:DeleteFleetLocationsgamelift:UpdateFleetCapacitygamelift:UpdateFleetPortSettingsgamelift:UpdateRuntimeConfigurationgamelift:DescribeFleetLocationCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetPortSettings

delete

gamelift:DeleteFleetgamelift:DescribeFleetLocationCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetAttributesgamelift:DescribeFleetCapacitygamelift:DescribeFleetLocationCapacitygamelift:UpdateFleetCapacitygamelift:DescribeScalingPoliciesgamelift:DeleteScalingPolicy

list

gamelift:ListFleets

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Quick Facts

ServiceGameLift
Properties32
Required1
TaggingSupported
Primary IDFleetId

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

BuildIdCertificateConfigurationEC2InstanceTypeFleetTypeInstanceRoleARNInstanceRoleCredentialsProviderLogPathsPeerVpcAwsAccountIdPeerVpcIdScriptIdServerLaunchParametersServerLaunchPathComputeTypePlayerGatewayModePlayerGatewayConfiguration

Related Resources

External Links