Lightsail Load Balancers for High Availability
Can I use instances in different regions with a load balancer?
No, load balancers only work with instances within the same region, but you can use different Availability Zones within the region.
How does a load balancer handle traffic spikes?
The load balancer distributes traffic among healthy target instances, preventing any single instance from being overloaded.
Can I automate the management of my load balancer?
While Lightsail doesn’t offer built-in automation features, you can use the AWS CLI or API to automate tasks like adding or removing target instances.
How are Lightsail load balancers priced?
Lightsail load balancers have a fixed hourly cost based on the chosen instance type.
Setting Up Lightsail Load Balancers For High Availability
Lightsail can be defined as a simple, easy-to-use, and user-friendly service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The main goal of Lightsail is to provide an easy way for individuals, startups, and small businesses to launch and manage virtual private servers (VPS) and other cloud services without any manual handling.
Users or organizations use VPS (Virtual Private Server) instances, which are virtual machines that can be quickly created. Users can choose from different instance sizes and operating systems, including Linux and Windows. which overall reduces the time and effort required to deploy any application.