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Danny Thomas edited this page Oct 30, 2016 · 3 revisions

When you run ec2gaming start the scripts:

  • Bootstrap an instance from the public ec2gaming AMI, including creating security groups
  • Launches RDP automatically

Once the first time setup is complete, start then:

  • Brings up the gaming instance
  • Connects the VPN
  • Starts Steam

The ec2gaming launcher provides helpful commands to ease starting a gaming session, and maintain the instance:

macOS EC2 Gaming with Steam In-Home Streaming

usage: ec2gaming <command>

Gaming commands
start     Start gaming
stop      Stop gaming

Remote access commands
rdp       Remote desktop connection (no VPN, requires login)
vnc       VNC session (requires VPN, automatic login)

EC2 commands
instance  Get the instance id
ip        Get the IP address of the instance
price     Get the current lowest spot price
reboot    Reboot the instance
snapshot  Snapshot the instance and recreate AMI
terminate Terminate the instance

All supported commands
instance
ip
price
rdp
reboot
snapshot
start
stop
terminate
vnc
vpndown
vpnup

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