Update management in Amazon Lightsail
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Lightsail, and third-party
application vendors periodically update and patch the instance images (also known as
blueprints) that are available on Lightsail. AWS and
Lightsail do not update or patch the operating system or applications on instances after you
create them. Lightsail also does not update or patch the operating system and software that
you configure on your Lightsail container services. Therefore, we recommend that you regularly
update, patch, and secure the operating system and applications on your Amazon Lightsail
instances and container services. For more information, see the AWS Shared
Responsibility Model
Instance blueprint software support
The following list of Amazon Lightsail platforms and blueprints links to each vendor’s support page. There, you can view information such as how-to guides, and keeping your operating system and application up to date. You can use any automatic update service or recommended process for installing updates that are provided by the application vendor.
Windows
Linux and Unix - Operating system only
Linux and Unix - Operating system plus application