WordPress in AWS Lightsail - restrict public IP

1. How do I secure a Lightsail instance?
2. How secure is Lightsail?
3. Is Amazon Lightsail secure?
4. How do I use AWS Lightsail on WordPress?
5. Is EC2 cheaper than Lightsail?
6. How many Lightsail instances can I have?
7. How do I secure my wordpress site on AWS?
8. How does Lightsail work Amazon?
9. What is WAF AWS?
10. Is AWS Lightsail PaaS?
11. How much does Lightsail cost?
12. How do I get a Lightsail SSL certificate?

How do I secure a Lightsail instance?

To activate this feature, add a firewall rule:

1. Navigate to the networking page for your instance. <
2. Under the firewall section, choose +Add rule.
3. From the application list, choose PING (ICMP). Choose Save.
4. From a terminal window on your local machine, send a ping command to your Lightsail instance's IP address.

How secure is Lightsail?

Lightsail provides a cloud-based console option to connect over SSH. Secure networking. Configuring the details of the network through the AWS is easy and secure. It's possible to access through IP address, DNS, firewall and more.

Is Amazon Lightsail secure?

Cloud security at AWS is the highest priority. Security of the cloud – AWS is responsible for protecting the infrastructure that runs AWS services in the AWS Cloud. ... AWS also provides you with services that you can use securely.

How do I use AWS Lightsail on WordPress?

Let us begin!

1. Step 1: Registering with Amazon Lightsail. ...
2. Step 2: Create a WordPress instance in Lightsail. ...
3. Step 3: Connect to your instance via SSH and get the password for your WordPress site. ...
4. Step 4: Login and start using WordPress. ...
5. Step 5: Create a Lightsail static IP address and attach it to your WordPress site.

Is EC2 cheaper than Lightsail?

Lightsail is much less costlier than EC2 instances. Various outbound costs are included in lightsail instances, such as, each lightsail instance includes 5 TB of internet data transfer allowance. ... An enterprise using EC2 instances may have to pay $90 per TB of outbound data transfer.

How many Lightsail instances can I have?

You can currently create up to 20 Lightsail instances, 5 static IPs, 3 DNS zones, 20 TB of attached block storage, and 5 load balancers in a Lightsail account.

How do I secure my wordpress site on AWS?

Securing your Wordpress Website hosted on AWS LightSail

1. Step 1: Creating a Load Balancer. Sign in to the Lightsail console. ...
2. Step 2: Creating a Certificate. Go back to the “Networking” tab. ...
3. Step 3: Verifying Domain Ownership. ...
4. Step 4: Attaching certificate to Load Balancer.

How does Lightsail work Amazon?

A Lightsail instance is a virtual private server (VPS) that lives in the AWS Cloud. Use your Lightsail instances to store your data, run your code, and build web-based applications or websites. ... You can create, manage, and connect easily to instances right from the Lightsail console.

What is WAF AWS?

AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect your web applications or APIs against common web exploits and bots that may affect availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources.

Is AWS Lightsail PaaS?

AWS lightsail is Platform as a service (PaaS). AWS provides host the hardware and software on its own infrastructure.

How much does Lightsail cost?

Plans starting at $3.50 per month

Lightsail is an easy-to-use virtual private server (VPS) that offers you everything needed to build an application or website, plus a cost-effective, monthly plan.

How do I get a Lightsail SSL certificate?

1. Step 1: Complete the prerequisites. ...
2. Step 2: Install Certbot on your Lightsail instance. ...
3. Step 3: Request a Let's Encrypt SSL wildcard certificate. ...
4. Step 4: Add TXT records to your domain's DNS zone in Lightsail. ...
5. Step 5: Confirm that the TXT records have propagated. ...
6. Step 6: Complete the Let's Encrypt SSL certificate request.