Amazon Lightsail

Build applications and websites fast with low-cost, pre-configured cloud resources

Amazon Lightsail is designed to make it easy for developers and businesses to get started with cloud computing by providing pre-configured instances, managed databases, storage, and other resources that can be launched with just a few clicks.

  • Instances: Virtual servers that can be launched with pre-configured operating systems, applications, or development stacks like WordPress, Windows, LAMP, etc.
  • Containers: Ability to run and manage Docker containers in the cloud.
  • Load balancers: Simplified load balancing to distribute traffic across instances.
  • Managed databases: Fully configured MySQL or PostgreSQL databases that can scale independently.
  • Storage: Both block storage and object storage options.
  • Content Delivery Network (CDN): Global content distribution through a CDN.
  • Integration with AWS services: Ability to integrate Lightsail with other AWS services through VPC peering.
  • Upgrade to EC2: Option to upgrade from Lightsail to Amazon EC2 as needs grow.

Why Amazon Lightsail?

Amazon Lightsail offers easy-to-use virtual private server (VPS) instances, containers, storage, databases, and more at a cost-effective monthly price.

Benefits

Create a website fast

Create a website or application in just a few clicks. Automatically configure networking, access, and security environments.

Scale easily

Easily scale as you grow or migrate your resources to the broader AWS ecosystem, such as Amazon EC2.

Security and reliability

Leverage the security and reliability of the world’s leading cloud platform.