Amazon GameLift Servers AMI versions
The following table identifies the latest Amazon machine images (AMIs) that Amazon GameLift Servers uses for managed EC2 hosting. As described in Configuration and vulnerability analysis in Amazon GameLift Servers, you must regularly create new Amazon GameLift Servers managed EC2 fleets to deploy the latest AMI version updates.
AMIs for use with server SDK for Amazon GameLift Servers 5+
Amazon GameLift Servers uses the following AMIs to host game servers that are integrated with server SDK for Amazon GameLift Servers version 5.
| Amazon GameLift Servers image | Architecture | Most recent patch | Base Amazon image |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amazon Linux 2023 BASE_AMI_LINUX_2023 |
x86 |
2025-04-22 |
Amazon Linux 2023 AMI 2023.6.20250317.2 x86_64 HVM kernel-6.1 (release notes) |
|
Amazon Linux 2 BASE_AMI_LINUX_2_SDK_5 |
x86 |
2025-04-22 |
Amazon Linux 2 Kernel 5.10 AMI 2.0.20250321.0 x86_64 HVM gp2 (release notes) |
|
Windows 2016 BASE_AMI_WINDOWS_2016_SDK_5 |
x86 |
2025-04-22 |
Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base-2025.03.12 (release notes) |
|
Amazon Linux 2023 BASE_AMI_LINUX_2023_ARM |
ARM64 |
2025-04-22 |
Amazon Linux 2023 AMI 2023.6.20250317.2 arm64 HVM kernel-6.1 (release notes) |
|
Amazon Linux 2 BASE_AMI_LINUX_2_ARM |
ARM64 |
2025-04-22 |
Amazon Linux 2 LTS Arm64 Kernel 5.10 AMI 2.0.20250321.0 arm64 HVM gp2 (release notes) |
AMIs for use with server SDK for Amazon GameLift Servers 4
Amazon GameLift Servers uses the following AMIs to host game servers that are integrated with server SDK for Amazon GameLift Servers version 4 or earlier.
| Amazon GameLift Servers image | Architecture | Most recent patch | Base Amazon image |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amazon Linux 2 BASE_AMI_LINUX_2_SDK_4 |
x86 |
2025-04-22 |
Amazon Linux 2 AMI 2.0.20250321.0 x86_64 HVM gp2 (release notes) |
|
Windows 2016 BASE_AMI_WINDOWS_2016_SDK_4 |
x86 |
2025-04-22 |
Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base-2025.03.12 (release notes) |
For more information, see the following resources: