AWS gameliftservers documentation change

Service: gameliftservers · 2026-05-25 · Documentation low

File: gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin-profiles.md

Summary

Added note clarifying that IAM service role setup is optional and only required when accessing other AWS resources

Security assessment

Clarifies IAM permission requirements to prevent unnecessary access grants, but no evidence of addressing a specific security issue

Diff

diff --git a/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin-profiles.md b/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin-profiles.md
index 5637c6f2e..820b66c5e 100644
--- a//gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin-profiles.md
+++ b//gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/unreal-plugin-profiles.md
@@ -32,0 +33,4 @@ All profiles must be bootstrapped to set up some required AWS resources under yo
+###### Note
+
+The "Set up an IAM service role" step is optional for plugin users. You only need an IAM service role if your game server accesses other AWS resources, such as Amazon S3 or DynamoDB.
+