Amazon Lightsail is part of Amazon Web Services that provides pre-configured virtual servers and easy-to-use interface for quick application deployment. It is easy, cost-effective, and great for hosting websites, basic applications, lightweight databases, and setting up development environments.
The article offers a step-by-step guide on how to create an Amazon Lightsail instance that includes logging in to AWS management console and creating an instance with selective image, network type, size, and configuration options using AWS guides.
The author also describes different ways to access the Lightsail instance remotely using Amazon Lightsail console, SSH, and third-party SSH clients, including PuTTY with required configurations.
It is essential to make regular backups for the Lightsail instance to roll back to any point in time, turn on firewall rules and update frequently to optimize security, monitor performance, resource usage, and plan for scalability and automation to deploy and manage efficiently.
Before deployment, the article recommends exploring AWS, AWS Management Console, and AWS Lightsail to improve cloud computing skills and create simple web applications on Lightsail. Amazon Lightsail is easy, cost-effective, and helpful for developers and small organizations looking to deploy and manage cloud applications.