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Edit an alias - Amazon GameLift Servers

You can edit an alias using the Amazon GameLift Servers console or with the AWS CLI command update-alias.

This topic describes how to edit an Amazon GameLift Servers alias for use with game session placement. You can make the following edits:

To edit an alias

Use either the Amazon GameLift Servers console or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to edit an alias.

Console

In the Amazon GameLift Servers console, use the navigation pane to open the Aliases page.

  1. Select the alias you want to edit and choose Edit. If you don't see the alias you want to edit, check your currently selected AWS Region.

  2. On the Edit alias page, you can make the following edits:

    • Change the alias name.

    • Change the alias description.

    • Change the routing strategy from simple to terminal, or from terminal to simple.

    • For an alias with a simple routing strategy, change the fleet ID the alias is associated with.

    • For an alias with a terminal routing strategy, change the message text.

  3. Choose Save changes. When updating the fleet ID for an alias with a simple routing strategy, it may take up to 2 minutes for the transition to complete. During this time, new game session placements might take place on the old fleet.

AWS CLI

Use the update-alias command to make changes to an alias resource. You can update an alias resource in your current default AWS Region, or you can add a --region tag to specify a different AWS Region.

You can change the following properties:

  • Alias name.

  • Alias description.

  • Routing strategy type. Be sure to provide a fleet ID or a message string for the new routing strategy.

  • Fleet ID for an existing simple routing strategy. The fleet ID must be in the same region as the alias.

  • Message string for an existing terminal routing strategy.

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In the Amazon GameLift Servers console, use the navigation pane to open the Aliases page.

  1. Select the alias you want to edit and choose Edit. If you don't see the alias you want to edit, check your currently selected AWS Region.

  2. On the Edit alias page, you can make the following edits:

    • Change the alias name.

    • Change the alias description.

    • Change the routing strategy from simple to terminal, or from terminal to simple.

    • For an alias with a simple routing strategy, change the fleet ID the alias is associated with.

    • For an alias with a terminal routing strategy, change the message text.

  3. Choose Save changes. When updating the fleet ID for an alias with a simple routing strategy, it may take up to 2 minutes for the transition to complete. During this time, new game session placements might take place on the old fleet.

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