Amazon Lightsail Instance Monitoring
Amazon Lightsail Instance - Overview
Amazon Lightsail is a simplified cloud platform offered by AWS that provides virtual private servers, storage, databases, and networking resources at a low, predictable monthly price. A Lightsail Instance is a virtual private server (VPS) running on the Lightsail platform, offering a fixed combination of compute power (vCPUs, RAM), SSD-based storage, and data transfer — ideal for simpler workloads such as websites, development environments, and small applications.
Applications Manager's Amazon Lightsail Instance monitoring provides real-time visibility into CPU utilization, burst capacity, network throughput, disk storage, firewall rules, and instance health status. With proactive alerts and historical performance data, administrators can detect resource bottlenecks, track instance operations, and ensure consistent application delivery.
Creating a new Amazon Lightsail Instance monitor
To learn how to create a new Amazon Lightsail Instance monitor, refer here.
Monitored Parameters
Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on the Lightsail Instance instance available under Amazon in the Cloud Apps section. Displayed below is the Amazon Lightsail Instance bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:
- Availability tab gives the availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- Performance tab gives the health status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- List view tab enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.
By clicking a monitor from the list, you'll be taken to the Amazon Lightsail Instance dashboard which includes the following tabs:
Performance Overview
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| STATUS INFORMATION |
| Instance State | The current status of the instance. Possible values: Pending or Running. |
| Overall Instance Health | The status of overall instance health check at the time of polling. Possible values: PASSED or FAILED. |
| System Status Check | The status of underlying hardware health check at the time of polling. Possible values: PASSED or FAILED. |
| Instance Status Check | The status of software and network health check at the time of polling. Possible values: PASSED or FAILED. |
| CPU UTILIZATION |
| CPU Utilization | The average percentage of allocated compute units that are currently in use on the instance between the polling (in %). |
| CPU BURST CAPACITY PERCENTAGE |
| CPU Burst Capacity Percentage | The average percentage of CPU performance available to burst above baseline between the poll interval (in %). |
| CPU BURST CAPACITY TIME |
| CPU Burst Capacity Time | The average amount of time for your instance to burst at 100% CPU utilization between the poll interval (in mins). |
| NETWORK IN |
| Network In | The rate at which the data is received on all network interfaces by the instance between the poll interval (in MB/s). |
| NETWORK OUT |
| Network Out | The rate at which the data sent out on all network interfaces by the instance between the poll interval (in MB/s). |
| METADATA NO-TOKEN REQUESTS |
| Metadata No-Token Requests | The number of times the instance metadata service was accessed without a token (IMDSv1) between the poll interval. |
Storage
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Attached Disks |
| Disk Name | The name of the disk attached to the instance. |
| Is System Disk | Indicates whether the disk is a System disk or a Data disk. |
| Disk Status | The current status of the disk. |
| Connectivity | The attachment state of the disk. |
| Disk Size | The size of the system disk (in GB). |
| Disk Path | The system device path where the disk is mapped or mounted on the instance. |
| Disk IOPS | The provisioned Input/Output Operations Per Second, indicating the disk's speed. |
| Support Code | The support code for the disk resource. |
Networking
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| IP ADDRESSES |
| Private IP Address | The private IP address assigned to the Lightsail instance. |
| Public IP Address | The public IP address assigned to the Lightsail instance. |
| Is Static IP | Indicates whether the instance has a static IP address attached. |
| IPv4 Firewall Rules |
| Protocol | The IP protocol name. Possible values: tcp, all, udp, icmp, icmpv6. |
| Access Direction | The access direction. Possible values: inbound or outbound. |
| Access From | The source IP range or CIDR from which access is allowed. |
| Access Type | Indicates if the access is from public or private IP addresses. |
| To Port | The ending port in the port range allowed. |
| From Port | The starting port in the port range allowed. |
| Restricted To | The combined list of IPv4 CIDR blocks and IPv6 CIDR blocks that are allowed to connect through the firewall rule. |
Instance History
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| INSTANCE HISTORY |
| Creation Time | The date and time when the operation was created. |
| Operation Type | The type of operation performed. |
| Operation Status | The status of the operation. Possible values: NotStarted, Started, Failed, Completed, Succeeded. |
| Status Changed Time | The date and time when the operation status last changed. |
Configuration
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| INSTANCE CONFIGURATION |
| Creation Time | The date and time when the Lightsail instance was created. |
| vCPUs | The number of vCPUs allocated to the instance. |
| RAM Size | The amount of RAM allocated to the instance (in GB). |
| Attached Disks | The number of attached disks to the instance. |
| Availability Zone | The Availability Zone where the instance is located. |
| User Name | The default user name for connecting to the instance via SSH. |
| SSH Key Name | The name of the SSH key pair used for this instance. |
| Blueprint ID | The ID of the blueprint used to create this instance. |
| Blueprint Name | The name of the operating system or application image. |
