Getting Started with Amazon Lightsail

Getting Started with Amazon Lightsail
Getting Started with Amazon Lightsail

CLOUD LABS

Getting Started with Amazon Lightsail

In this Cloud Lab, you’ll get hands-on experience building an application using Lightsail instances, databases, object storage, and load balancers.

9 Tasks

beginner

2hr

Certificate of Completion

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No Setup Required
Amazon Web Services

Learning Objectives

A thorough understanding of core concepts related to Amazon Lightsail
Hands-on experience working with Lightsail instances, databases, object storage, and load balancers
Hands-on experience integrating a Lightsail instance with a Lightsail database and Lightsail object storage
Hands-on experience creating a scalable application using Lightsail

Technologies
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Cloud Lab Overview

Amazon Lightsail provides users with all the necessary services that are required to configure a scalable application. Lightsail allows you to configure instances, databases, storage, containers, networking services, and others.

In this Cloud Lab, you’ll start by creating a Lightsail instance that will host your application. Then, you’ll configure a Lightsail database and establish a connection between your Lightsail instance and the Lightsail database. After that, you’ll configure Lightsail object storage and establish a connection between your Lightsail instance and Lightsail object storage. Lastly, you’ll learn how to make your application scalable and configure a Lightsail load balancer.

After completing this Cloud Lab, you’ll be able to deploy a scalable application using Amazon Lightsail. At the end of the Cloud Lab, the provisioned infrastructure will be similar to the illustration below:

Architecture diagram
Architecture diagram
Cloud Lab Tasks
1.Introduction
Getting Started
2.Lightsail Instance Configuration
Launch a Lightsail Instance
3.Lightsail Database Configuration and Connection
Configure a Lightsail Database
Connect a Lightsail Instance with a Lightsail Database
4.Lightsail Storage
Set Up a Lightsail Storage
5.Horizontal Scaling with Load Balancer
Carry Out Horizontal Scaling
Set Up a Load Balancer
6.Conclusion
Clean Up
Wrap Up
Labs Rules Apply
Stay within resource usage requirements.
Do not engage in cryptocurrency mining.
Do not engage in or encourage activity that is illegal.

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