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AWS lightsail documentation change

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

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

Summary

Updated LAMP quick start guide to differentiate between Lightsail and Bitnami instances, changed password retrieval commands from Bitnami-specific to Lightsail-specific, updated IP address references from public to static IP for Lightsail instances, added deployment instructions for Lightsail instances, and added HTTPS/SSL documentation link.

Security assessment

The changes primarily update documentation to reflect Lightsail's own LAMP stack versus Bitnami's, including different credential file locations and IP terminology. The addition of a link to 'Secure your Lightsail LAMP website with Let's Encrypt SSL/TLS' adds security documentation about enabling HTTPS, which is a security feature. However, there is no evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability or incident; the changes are routine documentation updates to reflect product changes and best practices.

Diff

diff --git a/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-lamp.md b/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-lamp.md
index f5620905a..fcce0b6cb 100644
--- a//lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-lamp.md
+++ b//lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-quick-start-guide-lamp.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ Select the appropriate guide for your LAMP instance:
-Bitnami
+Lightsail
@@ -28,5 +28 @@ You need the default application password to access pre-installed applications o
-  2. After you're connected, enter the following command to get the application password:
-    
-        cat bitnami_application_password
-
-###### Note
+  2. After you're connected, enter the following command to get the default application password:
@@ -34 +30 @@ You need the default application password to access pre-installed applications o
-If you're in a directory other than the user home directory, then enter `cat $HOME/bitnami_application_password`.
+        cat ~/application_credentials
@@ -38 +34 @@ You should see a response similar to this, which contains the default applicatio
-![Bitnami default application password.](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/amazon-lightsail-bitnami-application-password.png)
+![Default application password.](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/amazon-lightsail-application-password.png)
@@ -43,2 +38,0 @@ You should see a response similar to this, which contains the default applicatio
-For more information, see [Getting the application user name and password for your Bitnami instance in Amazon Lightsail](./log-in-to-your-bitnami-application-running-on-amazon-lightsail.html).
-
@@ -55 +49 @@ On the instance management page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create a
-Navigate to the public IP address of your instance to access the application installed on it, access phpMyAdmin, or access the Bitnami documentation.
+Navigate to the static IP address of your instance to access the application installed on your instance.
@@ -57 +51 @@ Navigate to the public IP address of your instance to access the application ins
-  1. On your instance management page, under the **Connect** tab, make note of the public IP.
+  1. On your instance management page, copy the static IP address:
@@ -59 +53 @@ Navigate to the public IP address of your instance to access the application ins
-  2. Browse to the public IP address, for example by going to `http://192.0.2.3`.
+![Copy static IP](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/instances/headers/lamp-copy-static-ip.png)
@@ -60,0 +55 @@ Navigate to the public IP address of your instance to access the application ins
+  2. Paste the static IP address into your browser address, for example `http://192.0.0.1`.
@@ -64 +58,0 @@ Navigate to the public IP address of your instance to access the application ins
-For more information, see [Getting the application user name and password for your Bitnami instance in Amazon Lightsail](./log-in-to-your-bitnami-application-running-on-amazon-lightsail.html).
@@ -70 +64 @@ To map your domain name, such as `example.com`, to your instance, you add a reco
-On the Lightsail console home page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create DNS zonelamp** , then follow the instructions on the page.
+On the Lightsail console home page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create DNS zone** , then follow the instructions on the page.
@@ -74 +68,12 @@ For more information, see [Create a DNS zone to manage your domain's DNS records
-## Step 5: Read the Bitnami documentation
+For enabling HTTPS, see [Secure your Lightsail LAMP website with Let's Encrypt SSL/TLS](./amazon-lightsail-using-lets-encrypt-certificates-with-lamp.html).
+
+## Step 5: Deploy your application
+
+  1. Follow the instructions from [ Transfer files between Linux instances on Lightsail using scp ](./amazon-lightsail-transfer-files-between-linux-instances.html) to copy your application to `/var/www/html`
+
+  2. On your instance management page, under the **Connect** tab, choose **Connect using SSH**.
+
+  3. Run `sudo systemctl restart apache2`
+
+  4. Navigate to your instance's static IP address
+
@@ -76 +80,0 @@ For more information, see [Create a DNS zone to manage your domain's DNS records
-Read the Bitnami documentation to learn how to deploy your application, enable HTTPS support with SSL certificates, upload files to the server with SFTP, and more.
@@ -78 +81,0 @@ Read the Bitnami documentation to learn how to deploy your application, enable H
-For more information, see the [Bitnami LAMP for AWS Cloud](https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/infrastructure/lamp/).
@@ -90 +93 @@ You can work with snapshots on your instance's management page on the **Snapshot
-Lightsail
+Bitnami
@@ -99 +102 @@ You need the default application password to access pre-installed applications o
-  2. After you're connected, enter the following command to get the default application password:
+  2. After you're connected, enter the following command to get the application password:
@@ -101 +104,5 @@ You need the default application password to access pre-installed applications o
-        cat ~/application_credentials
+        cat bitnami_application_password
+
+###### Note
+
+If you're in a directory other than the user home directory, then enter `cat $HOME/bitnami_application_password`.
@@ -105 +112 @@ You should see a response similar to this, which contains the default applicatio
-![Default application password.](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/amazon-lightsail-application-password.png)
+![Bitnami default application password.](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/amazon-lightsail-bitnami-application-password.png)
@@ -109,0 +117,2 @@ You should see a response similar to this, which contains the default applicatio
+For more information, see [Getting the application user name and password for your Bitnami instance in Amazon Lightsail](./log-in-to-your-bitnami-application-running-on-amazon-lightsail.html).
+
@@ -120 +129 @@ On the instance management page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create a
-Navigate to the static IP address of your instance to access the application installed on your instance.
+Navigate to the public IP address of your instance to access the application installed on it, access phpMyAdmin, or access the Bitnami documentation.
@@ -122 +131 @@ Navigate to the static IP address of your instance to access the application ins
-  1. On your instance management page, copy the static IP address:
+  1. On your instance management page, under the **Connect** tab, make note of the public IP.
@@ -124 +133 @@ Navigate to the static IP address of your instance to access the application ins
-![Copy static IP](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/instances/headers/lamp-copy-static-ip.png)
+  2. Browse to the public IP address, for example by going to `http://192.0.2.3`.
@@ -126 +134,0 @@ Navigate to the static IP address of your instance to access the application ins
-  2. Paste the static IP address into your browser address, for example `http://192.0.0.1`.
@@ -129,0 +138 @@ Navigate to the static IP address of your instance to access the application ins
+For more information, see [Getting the application user name and password for your Bitnami instance in Amazon Lightsail](./log-in-to-your-bitnami-application-running-on-amazon-lightsail.html).
@@ -135 +144 @@ To map your domain name, such as `example.com`, to your instance, you add a reco
-On the Lightsail console home page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create DNS zone** , then follow the instructions on the page.
+On the Lightsail console home page, under the **Networking** tab, choose **Create DNS zonelamp** , then follow the instructions on the page.
@@ -139,12 +148 @@ For more information, see [Create a DNS zone to manage your domain's DNS records
-For enabling HTTPS, see [Secure your Lightsail LAMP website with Let's Encrypt SSL/TLS](./amazon-lightsail-using-lets-encrypt-certificates-with-lamp.html).
-
-## Step 5: Deploy your application
-
-  1. Follow the instructions from [ Transfer files between Linux instances on Lightsail using scp ](./amazon-lightsail-transfer-files-between-linux-instances.html) to copy your application to `/var/www/html`
-
-  2. On your instance management page, under the **Connect** tab, choose **Connect using SSH**.
-
-  3. Run `sudo systemctl restart apache2`
-
-  4. Navigate to your instance's static IP address
-
+## Step 5: Read the Bitnami documentation
@@ -151,0 +150 @@ For enabling HTTPS, see [Secure your Lightsail LAMP website with Let's Encrypt S
+Read the Bitnami documentation to learn how to deploy your application, enable HTTPS support with SSL certificates, upload files to the server with SFTP, and more.
@@ -152,0 +152 @@ For enabling HTTPS, see [Secure your Lightsail LAMP website with Let's Encrypt S
+For more information, see the [Bitnami LAMP for AWS Cloud](https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/infrastructure/lamp/).