Amazon GameLift
Getting Started
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Get Up & Running with Amazon GameLift in 10 Minutes
Amazon GameLift offers a step-by-step Developer Guide, API Reference Guide, and Amazon GameLift SDKs. You can also see for yourself how easy it is to test Amazon GameLift using our sample game.
Get Started with Amazon GameLift
Creating or running an online multiplayer game? Get your dedicated game servers up and running with Amazon GameLift in three easy steps.
Sign up for an AWS account
It takes less than five minutes to sign up and is completely free to register with AWS Free Tier »
Deploy your game servers
Learn how to deploy a game server with our sample game server and see the live player and session data you created in the Amazon GameLift dashboard. Sign up now »
Developer Resources
Amazon GameLift Server SDK
The Amazon GameLift Server SDK Version 4.0.0 supports Unity 2019, Unreal 4.24, and custom C++ and C# engines. It contains components that integrate with your Windows or Linux game server, including C++ and C# versions of the Amazon GameLift Server SDK, Amazon GameLift Local, and an Unreal Engine plugin.
Realtime Client SDK
The Amazon GameLift Realtime Client SDK version 1.1.0 allows your lightweight multiplayer games to communicate with your Amazon GameLift Realtime game servers using TCP or UDP. The Realtime Client SDK includes a C# client version that can be used with Unity 2018 and custom C# game engines.
Amazon GameLift Client API
The Amazon GameLift Client API integrates with your client and backend game services like identity services or matchmaking. The Amazon GameLift Client API is available in the AWS SDK, which supports over 10 languages.
Management Console and CLI
Configure your Amazon GameLift resources, deploy your games, track usage, and upload metrics into
Amazon CloudWatch using the web-based
Amazon GameLift Management Console. To automate configuration and deployment, you can also use the
AWS Command Line Interface (CLI).
Blog
Catch the latest news about Amazon GameLift and other Amazon game services on our blog.
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Community
Learn from Amazon GameLift users and engineers in our community forums. We're here to help you succeed.
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Have questions? We've got answers. Learn more on the Amazon GameLift FAQ
