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AWS lightsail documentation change

Service: lightsail · 2026-05-01 · Documentation low

File: lightsail/index.md

Summary

Added new documentation index page for Amazon Lightsail and Lightsail for Research with overview and links to user guides and API references.

Security assessment

This is a new documentation index page providing general information about Amazon Lightsail services. No security-related content, vulnerabilities, or security features are mentioned in the added content.

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+# Amazon Lightsail Documentation
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+With Amazon Lightsail and Amazon Lightsail for Research, everyone—including developers, academics, and researchers—can get started with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
+
+## Amazon Lightsail
+
+Lightsail includes the features you need to launch projects, quickly: instances (virtual private servers), managed databases, object storage, load balancers, content delivery network (CDN) distributions, SSD-based block storage, static IP addresses, IPv6, domain registration, DNS management, and snapshots (backups). These features are all available for a low, predictable monthly price.
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+### [User Guide Describes how to get started with Lightsail to create a development environment or an application. ](/lightsail/latest/userguide/) ### [API Reference Describes all the API operations for Lightsail in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. ](/lightsail/2016-11-28/api-reference/Welcome.html)
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+## Amazon Lightsail for Research
+
+Lightsail for Research provides academics and researchers access to virtual computers with pre-configured work applications. You can also configure rules to manage resource usage and cost.
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+### [User Guide Describes key concepts of Lightsail for Research and provides instructions for setting and tracking monthly spend limits. ](/lightsail-for-research/latest/ug/) ### [API Reference Describes the API operations for Lightsail for Research. Lightsail for Research uses API operations from the Amazon Lightsail service. ](/lightsail/2016-11-28/api-reference/API_Amazon_Lightsail_for_Research.html)
+
+## Related Links
+
+  * [AWS Glossary](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/glos-chap.html)
+  * [Getting Started with AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/gettingstarted/)
+  * [SDKs & Tools](https://aws.amazon.com/tools/)
+  * [AWS General Reference](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/Welcome.html)
+  * [AWS Training](https://aws.amazon.com/training/)
+  * [AWS Case Studies](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/)
+  * [AWS Whitepapers & Guides](https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/)
+