aws-lightsail

Create a new instance (virtual private server)

$ aws lightsail create-instances --instance-names [my-instance] --availability-zone [us-east-1a] --blueprint-id [amazon_linux_2] --bundle-id [nano_2_0]

$ aws lightsail get-instances

$ aws lightsail get-instance --instance-name [my-instance]

$ aws lightsail stop-instance --instance-name [my-instance]

$ aws lightsail create-instance-snapshot --instance-name [my-instance] --instance-snapshot-name [my-snapshot]

$ aws lightsail allocate-static-ip --static-ip-name [my-ip] && aws lightsail attach-static-ip --static-ip-name [my-ip] --instance-name [my-instance]

$ aws lightsail create-relational-database --relational-database-name [my-db] --availability-zone [us-east-1a] --relational-database-blueprint-id [mysql_8_0] --relational-database-bundle-id [micro_2_0] --master-database-name [mydb] --master-username [admin]

aws lightsail command [options]

aws lightsail is the AWS CLI interface for Amazon Lightsail, a simplified cloud platform for developers who need virtual servers, storage, databases, and networking with predictable pricing. Lightsail provides pre-configured blueprints for common applications.
Lightsail offers instances, containers, managed databases, object storage, load balancers, CDN distributions, and DNS management. It's designed for simpler workloads that don't require the full flexibility of EC2 and other AWS services.

create-instances

Launch a new virtual private server

List all instances

Get details of a specific instance

Start a stopped instance

Stop a running instance

Restart an instance

Create a backup snapshot

Reserve a static IP address

Create a managed database

Create object storage bucket

Create a load balancer

Lightsail instances cannot be converted to EC2 instances directly. Resource limits are more restrictive than standard AWS services. VPC peering with other AWS services requires additional setup. Snapshots are stored in the same region only.

Amazon Lightsail launched in November 2016 as a simplified entry point to AWS. Container services were added in 2020. The service has expanded to include managed databases, object storage, CDN distributions, and domain management while maintaining its simple pricing model.

aws(1), aws-ec2(1)