What is Amazon LightSail?

Amazon Lightsail is a easy to use virtual private server (VPS) provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). LightSail offers virtual servers, databases, storage, CDN, networking and monitoring features at predictable prices.

Amazon LightSail is designed in a easiest way to launch virtual server and setup few configurations within a few minutes of time. It is very easy to understand and manage. We can say it is a simpler Version of EC2 with some features preloaded.

Main Features of Amazon LightSail?

• It provides simplified load balancing.
• Secure networking
• Powerful API
• Provides pre-equipped templates for linux distributions.
• Can launch server with linux distribution or with Windows OS
• It is highly secured due to highly managed security group and standardized security mechanisms.
• It comes with low and predictable prices, it is cost effective as it charged as less as $3.5 a month
• Lightsail keeps monitoring instance and It checks errors encountered, response times and much more.
• It provides simple and Intuitive Lightsail console.
• It provides CDN, storage options, metrics, as well as networking facilities.
• Amazon Lightsail provides container service in which you can deploy your Docker image
• Amazon Lightsail comes with snapshot service which you can create manually or automatically within a defined time. Using this Snapshot you can create instance.

What is the benefits of Amazon LightSail?

• It is cost effective as it comes with plan as less as 3.5$ a month.
• LightSail console is very simple and easy to operate.
• Comes with pre-equipped software therefore no need to install separately.
• Amazon LightSail highly reliable, scalable and available AWS cloud infrastructure