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What is difference between Lightsail and EC2?

Amazon Lightsail

1. Create Instance

• Instance location: Ohio, Zone A
• Select a platform: Linux/Unix
• Select a blueprint: OS Only Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Add launch script:

#!/bin/bash

# using export is important!
# since some of the commands in the script 
# will be executed in subshells
export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
export APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND=none

# remove, clean, update, & apply dist-upgrade to ubuntu
apt-get -fuy --force-yes autoremove
apt-get --force-yes clean
apt-get update
apt-get --force-yes -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" --force-yes -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -fuy dist-upgrade

# install git-core
apt-get --assume-yes install git-core

# switch user ubuntu and clone heliotrope
su ubuntu << 'EOF'
cd ~
git init
git remote add origin https://github.com/gkostin1966/heliotrope.git
git fetch
git checkout -t origin/aws
EOF

# ubuntu dist-upgrade requires reboot!

# so backup original rc.local script
cp -f /etc/rc.local ~ubuntu/aws/rc.local

# and overwrite the original rc.local script  
cat > /etc/rc.local <<EOF
#!/bin/sh -e
~ubuntu/aws/launch.sh &
exit 0
EOF

# to execute launch script after
reboot

• Change SSH key pair: Default << Download >>
• Choose your instance plan: $5 month USD
• Name your instance: Ubuntu-512MB-Ohio-1 x 1

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