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Amazon AppStream Developer Guide Table of Contents What is Amazon AppStream? .......................................................................................................... 1 Advantages of Streaming Your Application ................................................................................. 1 What Can You Do with Amazon AppStream? .............................................................................. 2 How Does Amazon AppStream Work? ...................................................................................... 2 Amazon AppStream Components .................................................................................... 3 Architectural Overview of Amazon AppStream .................................................................... 4 Amazon AppStream Application Lifecycle .......................................................................... 6 Can My Application Run on Amazon AppStream? ....................................................................... 6 Supported Operating Systems ......................................................................................... 7 Hardware Specifications ................................................................................................. 7 Video Input Specifications ............................................................................................... 7 Audio Specifications ....................................................................................................... 7 Bandwidth Requirements ................................................................................................ 7 Persistent Data ............................................................................................................. 8 User Input .................................................................................................................... 8 Regions ....................................................................................................................... 8 Tools for Amazon AppStream .................................................................................................. 8 Amazon AppStream SDK ................................................................................................ 8 Amazon AppStream SDK for Java .................................................................................... 9 Amazon AppStream Console ........................................................................................... 9 Downloads ................................................................................................................................. 10 Amazon AppStream SDK ...................................................................................................... 10 Amazon AppStream SDK for Java .......................................................................................... 10 Other Files to Download ........................................................................................................ 10 Get Started ................................................................................................................................. 12 Service Requirements .......................................................................................................... 14 Sign Up for AWS ................................................................................................................. 14 Option 1: Preview Amazon AppStream .................................................................................... 14 Step 1: Create a key pair ............................................................................................... 15 Step 2: Create the standalone mode ............................................................................... 16 Step 3: Stream ............................................................................................................ 18 Option 2: Preview Your Application .......................................................................................... 19 Step 1: Integrate the SDK .............................................................................................. 20 Step 2: Create a key pair ............................................................................................... 20 Step 3: Create the standalone mode ............................................................................... 21 Step 4: Copy your application ......................................................................................... 25 Step 5: Stream ............................................................................................................ 26 Option 3: Deploy a Streaming Application ................................................................................. 27 Step 1: Build ............................................................................................................... 28 Step 2: Deploy ............................................................................................................. 28 Step 3: Stream ............................................................................................................ 48 Where to Go Next ................................................................................................................ 50 Build an Application ..................................................................................................................... 51 Build a Streaming Application ................................................................................................ 51 Design Considerations .................................................................................................. 52 Add Streaming to Your Application .................................................................................. 52 Test Your Streaming Application ..................................................................................... 65 Build an Installer .................................................................................................................. 73 Build an Entitlement Service .................................................................................................. 73 Design Considerations .................................................................................................. 74 Build the Entitlement Web Service .................................................................................. 74 Publish Your Entitlement Service .................................................................................... 79 Sample Entitlement Request and Response ..................................................................... 80 Build a Client ...................................................................................................................... 80 Design Considerations .................................................................................................. 81 iii Amazon AppStream Developer Guide Build a Client for Android ............................................................................................... 81 Build a Client for iOS .................................................................................................... 89 Build a Client for OS X ................................................................................................ 101 Build a Client for Windows ........................................................................................... 112 Codec and Open Source Licensing ............................................................................... 121 Deploy Your Application ............................................................................................................... 123 Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................... 123 Upload the Application Installer to Amazon Simple Storage Service ............................................ 123 Create a Pre-signed URL .................................................................................................... 124 Deploy Your Streaming Application ........................................................................................ 126 Manage Your Application ............................................................................................................. 135 View All Applications .........................................................................................................