Meetup#7: AWS LightSail - The Simplicity of VPS - The Power of AWS
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This document provides an overview of Amazon Lightsail, including what it is, when to use it, available plans, key features, and a demo. Lightsail offers simple virtual private servers with bundled compute, storage and networking starting at $5 per month. It provides an easy way to launch fully configured servers in seconds and manage them through an intuitive console. Lightsail can be used to host simple websites, apps, or testing environments and allows access to additional AWS services.
Meetup#7: AWS LightSail - The Simplicity of VPS - The Power of AWS
- 1. Paul Chen
- 2. What to Expect from the Session • What is Lightsail? • When and why to use Lightsail? • What are Lightsail plans? • How can you use Lightsail to jumpstart your project? • Leverage the power of AWS through Lightsail! • Demo: Build your Wordpress blog on Lightsail in 15 minutes
- 3. Lightsail: the easiest way to get started on AWS • Choose from five plans that include bundled compute, storage, and networking • Benefit from a low, predictable price • Spin up a fully configured server in seconds • Manage from the intuitive Lightsail console • Scale with access to AWS services • Automate with Lightsail API & CLI
- 4. You asked: A simple experience for simple workloads
- 5. Lightsail plans include everything you need to launch a simple website or web app Lightsail virtual private server SSD-based storage Networking & data transfer DNS management Static IP Access to AWS services
- 6. Choose from a dozen preconfigured instances Operating Systems Applications Dev Stacks
- 7. Lightsail teamed up with Bitnami Bitnami popular open source applications right in the Lightsail experience q Single-click – Bitnami application images are pre-configured and packaged to get you running quickly q Reliable –Consistent set of components in open source applications q Up-to-date – Bitnami is trusted by millions of users as a source of application stacks that are free of security vulnerabilities and with the latest revisions
- 8. • Websites • Simple apps • Testing environment • Few-server business software When to Lightsail? • Big data analytics • High performance computing • Scientific computing • Multi-tier applications
- 9. Key features: SSH from your browser • Lightsail does your key management • No plugins • Secure …or you can do your own
- 10. Key features: Static IPs and DNS management • Static IPs • Keep your IP • Attach to instance • DNS management • Create zones • Manage records • Snapshots • Back up data • Create new instances
- 11. Key features: Connect to AWS services • Enable VPC peering in Lightsail • Access dozens of AWS services and products • Manage connected services in AWS console
- 12. Recap: Why use Lightsail? • Intuitive management console • Simple, predictable pricing • Launch in seconds • One-click OS and application frameworks • Core functionality to run your app • Built on AWS infrastructure • Easily leverage other AWS services
- 13. Lightsail Demo
- 14. Lightsail pricing starts at $5 per month
- 15. Try Lightsail free for 1 month www.AmazonLightsail.com Free trial includes one $5 plan for 750 hours in your first month