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Amazon GameLift Streams introduces secure terminal access for stream sessions

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Amazon GameLift Streams introduces Stream Session Admin Shell, a secure terminal connection for real-time troubleshooting of live stream sessions.

  • Inspect logs, query processes, check GPU utilization, and examine application state directly
  • No SSH key management, open ports, or infrastructure credential handling required
  • Use CreateStreamSessionAdminShell API with stream group and session identifiers
  • Connect via SSM Session Manager plugin for AWS CLI
  • Supports Linux (Ubuntu 22.04), Proton, and Windows Server 2022 runtimes
  • Available at no additional cost in all AWS Regions where GameLift Streams is offered

Stream Session Admin Shell simplifies troubleshooting by providing secure terminal access scoped to application environments with automatic session closure.

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