AWS Lightsail: An Overview
What is AWS Lightsail?
Lightsail is the easiest way to get started on AWS. It offers virtual servers, storage, databases and networking, plus a cost-effective, monthly plan. It’s designed to help you start small, and then scale as you grow. Lightsail includes everything you need to launch your project quickly — virtual machines, containers, databases, CDN, load balancers, DNS management etc. — for a low, predictable monthly price.
Use Cases
• Simple web applications
Use pre-configured development stacks like LAMP, Nginx, MEAN, and Node.js. to get online quickly and easily.
• Websites, including custom code, WordPress, and eCommerce
Build and personalize your blog, ecommerce, or personal website in just a few clicks, with pre-configured applications like WordPress, Magento, Prestashop, and Joomla.
• Single-server business software
Launch line-of-business software such as file storage and sharing, backups, financial and accounting software, and more.
• Dev/Test environments
Easily create and delete development sandboxes and test environments where you can try out new ideas, risk free.
Princing
- $3.50/mo, $5/mo, or $10/mo plans when using Linux/Unix
- $8 USD, $12, or $20 plans when using Windows
- $7 USD,$10,or $15 per node when using Containers
- $15 USD database plans when using Databases
Conclusion
Lightsail might not be ideal for applications that need a highly configurable environment, or high CPU and I/O performances. But they are perfect for small developers and web hosts. For applications that require high CPU performances or highly configurable environments, Amazon EC2 will be more appropriate. Various outbound costs are included in Lightsail instances like each Lightsail instance includes 5 TB of internet data transfer allowance. Outbound costs are not included in EC2 instances.
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