Lightsail features
Everything you need, right at your fingertips
Lightsail Virtual Private Server (VPS)
Experience the power and reliability of AWS. Deploy in seconds and manage from the intuitive Lightsail management console or API.
Powerful API
Use the simple and flexible Lightsail API to extend your application or integrate it with external applications.
High availability storage
Every Lightsail server comes with high-performing, persistent SSD-based block storage.
Speedy & secure networking
Lightsail servers run at warp speed on the AWS network. Configure your network simply and securely, including your IP addresses, DNS, firewall, and more.
Snapshots
Protect your data, clone your server, and more with Lightsail snapshots. Take and manage snapshots for $0.05 USD/GB per month.
Access to AWS Services
Extend the capabilities of your Lightsail server by connecting it to popular AWS services, including managed databases, CDN, and many others.
Simplified load balancing
Add load balancing to your application to distribute traffic across multiple instances and keep your app up and running.
Managed databases
Launch a fully configured MySQL database in minutes and leave the maintenance to AWS. Use managed databases to scale your application or to run standalone databases.
See Lightsail in action
Unlimited growth, unlimited potential
Many of the AWS platform's 90+ services can be connected to your Lightsail application using VPC peering. You can manage these powerful AWS services from the AWS management console, while still keeping your day-to-day VPS management in the Lightsail console. It's the best of both worlds!
Grow and scale your Lightsail-hosted applications over time by connecting AWS services, including:
- Managed databases (RDS, DynamoDB)
- Content delivery network (CloudFront)
- Object storage (S3)
- Dozens of other services
Operating system & application templates
Preconfigured images allow you to launch your favorite Linux distribution, Windows Server, or popular web applications with a single click, including WordPress, Magento, LAMP, and more.
Operating systems
Amazon Linux
Ubuntu
Debian
FreeBSD
OpenSUSE
Windows Server
Applications
WordPress
Magento
Drupal
Joomla!
Redmine
Plesk
Stacks
Node.js
GitLab
LAMP
MEAN
Nginx