Amazon Lightsail Features

Clear and pre-determined storage limits are associated with a hosting plan, and storage limits can be expanded if normal site usage is exceeded.

Hosting providers outline the amount of data that you and your visitors are able to cumulatively upload and download over a given period of time. Pay for additional bandwidth as needed to accommodate web traffic.

Manage email accounts associated with web domains through a built-in or third-party email interface. Support is provided for POP3 and IMAP email systems.

Integrate hosting plans with either open-source or proprietary web hosting control panels in order to use a graphical user interface (GUI) that facilitates access to additional web hosting management features.

Providers allow for a variety of content management systems to be used when managing websites. Support is offered for "one-click" or rapid installations of CMS tools.

The website hosting provider offers support for a variety of server-side coding languages, as well as multiple versions of the web frameworks.

Install e-commerce tools, such as shopping carts, into your website. Certain e-commerce integrations may incur an additional fee.

Access and management of files through FTP, .htaccess, and shell access is provided to users.

Support is provided for a variety of database types, including MySQL, PostsgreSQL, SQL Server, and more. Choose from these and manage your database within the control panel associated with your hosting plan.

Site backup, spam detection, firewalls, malware detection tools, and other security features are offered within the hosting plan.

Functions when integrated with multiple forms of external applications.

Allows admisistrators to manage and organize storage, networks, and datacenters.

Monitors performance and statistics related to memory, caches and connections.

Alerts users when unauthorized parties or malware is detected allowing administrators to remedy the issue.

Secures data at rest and in transit from unauthorized access.

Allows administrators to organize components of the database to maintain instance efficiency.

Allows the creating and relinquishing of database access credentials.

Documents access and alterations of the database for analytics and reporting.

Expands functionality while maintaining balanced loads. Serves growing demand without reducing functionality.

The abillity to restore files to its original loacation or alternative sources on-demand.

Stores historical records of information for reverting or reference.

Helps users navigate databases by labeling and organizing datasets.

Data masking provides an additional layer of access control that can be applied to tables and views.

Verifies identity of database users.

Allows users to gain statistically valid insights from their data while protecting the privacy of individuals.

Provides encryption to data during transit and storage

Maintain activity and data access logs

Allows administrators to provide access to storage based on roles

Helps in improving the availability of data.

Uses machine learning algorithms to gain actionable insights.

Store copies of old objects when deleted or overwritten

Ability to scale storage capacity as data increases

Low latency access to data

Multiple copies of data in different data centers

Accessible anywhere, anytime, with low downtime

Compatible with a variety of cloud infrastructure

Compatible with object storage from other providers to ensure seamless integration with multiple sources

Provides an intuitive interface for managing configurations and monitoring activity.

Simplifies the setup process with clear instructions and minimal technical effort.

Integrates seamlessly with cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

Works effectively with containerized applications and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

Distributes traffic across multiple data centers or regions to optimize performance.

Adjusts resources automatically to handle traffic spikes efficiently.

Continuously monitors server availability to prevent routing to unresponsive systems.

Restores operations quickly and effectively after failures or disruptions.

Efficiently manages encryption and decryption of traffic to secure data in transit.

Supports integration with web application firewalls (WAF) for additional protection against vulnerabilities.

Protects against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to maintain service availability.

Provides mechanisms to restrict unauthorized access and manage user or system permissions.

Controls traffic by allowing or blocking specific IP addresses to enhance security.

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases