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I have been looking into Amazon Lightsail, but there is one thing that I haven't been able to find any information on.
Are instances managed and updated automatically? In particular, I thinking of OS / web server security updates.
With EC2, I have to log in every now and then to perform OS upgrades, updates and install security patches. This is fine for EC2, but I am now looking to set up a VPS that I can essentially install and forget, system-wise at least.
Apologies if this is on the wrong site, but there is an amazon-lightsail tag here after all.
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As a fully managed service, Lightsail automatically performs common maintenance tasks, like patching the underlying database infrastructure and operating system, and upgrading databases between minor versions.
Lightsail does not auto-scale, you have to launch new instances manually in advance.
Manage instances If you stop an instance, Amazon Lightsail retains the instance's basic information, but removes some data. For example, when you restart the instance, Amazon Lightsail will generate a new IP address unless you attached a static IP address.
No, they are not managed. You deal with Amazon Lightsail instances the same as you do with EC2 instances in terms of OS updates.
For a more detailed answer on the difference between EC2 and Lightsail instances, you can see this answer by @Michael - sqlbot.
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