Getting started guide
Easily get started streaming your desktop applications to your users. In this guide, you'll install and configure two applications on AppStream 2.0, perform foundational administrative tasks, and provision an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) using a provided AWS CloudFormation template.
Learn more at Amazon AppStream 2.0 getting started
Application deployment guides
Learn how to provide users secure access to your SAP environment by running SAP GUI on AppStream 2.0
Learn how to configure a single instance of Topaz on AWS and deliver it to any number of developers.
Desktop and Application Streaming Blog
Vist the Desktop and Application Streaming Blog to learn about unique use cases, review best practices, see how customers are using our services, dive deep on technical topics, and get started with new feature launches.
You can also browse the following posts written by our friends in other AWS Blogs:
- Amazon AppStream 2.0 for Korean Ophthalmological Society
- Delivering Graphics Apps with Amazon AppStream 2.0
- Amazon AppStream 2.0 Launch Recap – Domain Join, Simple Network Setup, and Lots More
- New – GPU-Powered Streaming Instances for Amazon AppStream 2.0
- Enabling Identity Federation with AD FS 3.0 and Amazon AppStream 2.0
- Scaling your desktop application streams with Amazon AppStream 2.0
- Configure Okta as your Amazon AppStream 2.0 SAML 2.0 provider for single sign-on
- Configure Ping Identity as your Amazon AppStream 2.0 SAML 2.0 provider for single sign-on
Videos
AWS re:Invent 2017
Webinars, summits, & more
Documentation & forum
Accessibility
Visit AWS Artifact to view AppStream 2.0's Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) report, which covers the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and the revised 508 Standards for IT accessibility. AWS Artifact is a no-cost, self-service portal for on-demand access to AWS compliance reports.
What's new
2018 Launches
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Image Sharing
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Persistent User Application Settings
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Microsoft OneDrive for Business
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Time Zone, Locale, and Language Input Setting
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Configuring your Users' Default Application Settings
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Google Drive for G Suite
Amazon AppStream 2.0 is Now Available in the AWS Germany (Frankfurt) Region
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Enables Custom Branding
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Copying Images Across AWS Regions
Amazon AppStream 2.0 is Available in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) and Asia Pacific (Sydney) Regions
2017 Launches
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Tagging to Track Your Resources
You Can Now Automate Amazon AppStream 2.0 Agent Updates on your Streaming Instances
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Reduces User Fees by 89% for Qualified Educational Users
Amazon AppStream 2.0 APIs can now programmatically manage your image builders
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Offers On-Demand Fleets to Help You Optimize Your Streaming Costs
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Lets You Use Microphones with Your Streaming Applications
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Graphics Applications
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Microsoft Active Directory Domains
Amazon AppStream 2.0 introduces built-in user management and web portals for users
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now allows you to use your VPC security groups to control network traffic
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now offers persistent storage for end users’ files, backed by Amazon S3
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Adds Simple Network Setup for Internet Access
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports Fleet Auto Scaling to help you optimize your streaming costs
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now allows you to use Amazon CloudWatch to monitor your fleets
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports federated access using SAML 2.0
Amazon AppStream 2.0 Image Builder is now available
Introducing Amazon AppStream 2.0: Stream desktop applications from AWS
Learn how to get started with Amazon AppStream 2.0