Aliases in the Amazon GameLift Servers console - Amazon GameLift Servers
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Aliases in the Amazon GameLift Servers console

The alias resource represents a pointer to a fleet or terminal destination. They are used to direct player traffic to specific hosting destinations. Use an alias to abstract a destination so that you can more easily redirect traffic when you update your hosting fleets.

View information about aliases in the Amazon GameLift Servers console or using the or Amazon SDK for Amazon GameLift Servers.

Console

The Alias page displays information about Amazon GameLift Servers aliases that direct traffic specific hosting destinations. To view aliases, choose Hosting, Aliases in the navigation pane.

You can do the following on the aliases page:

  • Create a new alias. Choose Create alias.

  • Filter and sort the aliases table. Use the controls at the top of the table.

  • View alias details. Choose an alias name to open the alias detail page.

  • Delete an alias. Choose an alias and then choose Delete.

Alias details

The alias details page displays information about the alias.

From this page you can:

  • Edit an alias. Choose Edit.

  • View the fleets you associated with the alias.

  • Delete an alias. Choose Delete.

Alias detail information includes:

  • ID – The unique number used to identify the alias.

  • Description – The description of the alias.

  • ARN – The Amazon Resource Name of the alias.

  • Creation – The date and time the alias was created.

  • Last updated – The date and time that the alias was last updated.

  • Routing type – The routing type for the alias, which can be one of these:

    • Simple – Routes player traffic to a specified fleet ID. You can update the fleet ID for an alias at any time.

    • Terminal – Passes a message back to the client. For example, you can direct players who are using an out-of-date client to a location where they can get an upgrade.

  • Tags – Key and value pairs used to identify the alias.

Amazon SDK

Use the following Amazon CLI commands to retrieve information about this resource: