Create a Lightsail instance

When you create a Lightsail instance, also known as a virtual private server (VPS), you'll click-to-launch an operating system (OS), a pre-configured application, or development stack—such as WordPress, Windows, Plesk, LAMP, Nginx, and more. After your instance starts running, you can connect to it without leaving Lightsail. Choose from one of the following topics to begin: