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ProvidersAWS LightsailInstances (Linux/Unix)

General Purpose 1 GB

AWS Lightsail · Lightsail Linux General Purpose 1 GB · Cloud hosting

  • Unmanaged
  • Hourly billing
  • Value score 68/100
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RAM
1 GB
CPU
2 vCPUShared cores
Storage
40 GBSSD
Bandwidth
2 TBper month
Websites
Unlimited
Visits
Not metered

Choose how long to pay for

Longer terms lower the monthly price, but you pay for the whole term up front and the price usually goes up on renewal.

Monthly (hourly)Per month$7.00Pay today$7.00Renews atSame priceTotal over 3 years$252.00

Compare sizes

Other Instances (Linux/Unix) plans of the same type, priced on the same billing period.

PlanRAMCPUStorageBandwidthPer month
General Purpose 512 MB0.5 GB2 vCPU20 GB1 TB$5.00
General Purpose 1 GBThis plan1 GB2 vCPU40 GB2 TB$7.00
General Purpose 2 GB2 GB2 vCPU60 GB3 TB$12.00
General Purpose 4 GB4 GB2 vCPU80 GB4 TB$24.00
General Purpose 8 GB8 GB2 vCPU160 GB5 TB$44.00
General Purpose 16 GB16 GB4 vCPU320 GB6 TB$84.00
General Purpose 32 GB32 GB8 vCPU640 GB7 TB$164.00
General Purpose 64 GB64 GB16 vCPU1.3 TB8 TB$384.00
General Purpose 128 GB128 GB32 vCPU1.3 TB9 TB$884.00
General Purpose 192 GB192 GB48 vCPU1.3 TB10 TB$1,324.00
General Purpose 256 GB256 GB64 vCPU1.3 TB10 TB$1,764.00

What's included

  • Free SSL certificatenot included
  • Free domain (first year)not included
  • Automatic backupsnot included
  • Free website migrationnot included
  • CDNnot included
  • Email accountsnot included
  • Staging sitenot included
  • DDoS protectionincluded

Server

Management
You manage the server
Root access
Yes
Control panel
None (command line)
Operating system
Linux
Billing
Hourly, capped at the monthly price

AWS Lightsail

Support
24/7
Money-back
No refund window
Uptime guarantee
99.99%
Billed in
USD, excluding tax
Founded
2006 · United States
All AWS Lightsail plans

Data center locations

🇺🇸 United States🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇪 Ireland🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇫🇷 France🇸🇪 Sweden🇪🇸 Spain🇮🇳 India🇸🇬 Singapore🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇷 South Korea🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 Malaysia🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China🇧🇷 Brazil
Monthly
$7.00/mo
about $0.01 per hour
Pay today
$7.00
After the first month
Same price
Total over 3 years
$252.00
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