Amazon Lightsail

name: Amazon Lightsail
description: Amazon Lightsail is a virtual private server (VPS) provider and is the easiest way to get started with AWS for
  developers, small businesses, students, and other users who need a solution to build and host their applications on cloud.
  Lightsail provides developers compute, storage, and networking capacity and capabilities to deploy and manage websites and
  web applications in the cloud.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://apis.io/amazon-lightsail
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-lightsail:amazon-lightsail-instances-api
  name: Amazon Lightsail Instances API
  description: Lightsail virtual server instance management
  baseURL: https://lightsail.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-lightsail-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/what-is-amazon-lightsail.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/json-schema.yml
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/json-ld.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/faq/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-lightsail-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-lightsail-context.jsonld
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-lightsail/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-lightsail-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-lightsail-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-lightsail-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-lightsail-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-lightsail-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/
- type: github
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: knowledge-center
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-lightsail
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Security
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/security/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Simple Virtual Servers
    description: Launch virtual servers with pre-configured Linux/Windows environments in minutes.
  - name: Managed Databases
    description: Deploy managed databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) without server management.
  - name: Containers
    description: Deploy containerized applications using Lightsail container services.
  - name: CDN Distributions
    description: Create CloudFront-powered CDN distributions for faster content delivery.
  - name: Predictable Pricing
    description: Fixed monthly pricing with no surprise bills including compute, storage, and data transfer.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: WordPress Hosting
    description: Host WordPress sites with pre-configured LAMP stacks at low, predictable cost.
  - name: Web Application Development
    description: Develop and test web applications on simple cloud infrastructure.
  - name: Small Business Websites
    description: Power small business websites with affordable, managed cloud hosting.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Connect Lightsail instances to S3 buckets for object storage.
  - name: AWS CloudFront
    description: Distribute Lightsail content globally via CloudFront CDN distributions.
  - name: Amazon Route 53
    description: Manage DNS for Lightsail resources using Route 53.
  - name: Amazon EC2
    description: Migrate Lightsail instances to EC2 when you need more control.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-lightsail-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-lightsail-vocabulary.yaml
maintainer:
  name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com