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AWS lightsail documentation change

Service: lightsail · 2025-10-01 · Documentation low

File: lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md

Summary

Updated static IP documentation: clarified instructions, moved 'Domains & DNS' to 'Networking' tab, added link to detailed guide, and updated image reference.

Security assessment

The changes improve clarity and navigation for static IP setup but do not address security vulnerabilities or introduce new security features. Static IPs are a standard networking practice, not a security-specific control.

Diff

diff --git a/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md b/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md
index af71d65d6..3aca8da3e 100644
--- a//lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md
+++ b//lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-nodejs.md
@@ -36 +36 @@ For more information, see [Getting the application user name and password for yo
-The default dynamic public IP address attached to your instance changes every time you stop and start the instance. Create a static IP address, and attach it to your instance, to keep the public IP address from changing. Later, when you use your domain name with your instance, you don’t have to update your domain’s DNS records each time you stop and start the instance. You can attach one static IP to an instance.
+The default dynamic public IP address attached to your instance changes every time you stop and start the instance. You can create a static IP address and attach it to your instance to keep the public IP address from changing. Later, when you use your domain name with your instance, you don’t have to update your domain’s DNS records each time you stop and start the instance. You can attach only one static IP address to each instance.
@@ -38 +38 @@ The default dynamic public IP address attached to your instance changes every ti
-On your instance management page, under the **Domains & DNS** tab, choose **Create static IP** , then follow the instructions on the page.
+On the instance management page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create a static IP** or **Attach static IP** (if you previously created a static IP that you can attach to your instance), then follow the instructions on the page. For more information, see [Create a static IP and attach it to an instance](./lightsail-create-static-ip.html).
@@ -40 +40 @@ On your instance management page, under the **Domains & DNS** tab, choose **Crea
-For more information, see [Create a static IP and attach it to an instance in Lightsail](./lightsail-create-static-ip.html).
+![Attach static IP address in the Lightsail console](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/quick-start-static-ip-address.png)