Create snapshots of Lightsail for Research virtual computers or disks - Amazon Lightsail for Research

Create snapshots of Lightsail for Research virtual computers or disks

Complete the following steps to create a snapshot of your Lightsail for Research virtual computer or disk.

  1. Sign in to the Lightsail for Research console.

  2. Choose Snapshots in the navigation pane.

  3. Complete on of the following steps:

    • Under Virtual computer snapshots, find the name of the computer you want to snapshot and choose Create snapshot.

    • Under Disk snapshots, find the name of the disk you want to snapshot and choose Create snapshot.

  4. Enter a name for your snapshot. Valid characters include alphanumeric characters, numbers, periods, hyphens, and underscores.

    Snapshot names must also meet the following requirements:

    • Be unique within each AWS Region in your Lightsail for Research account.

    • Contain 2–255 characters.

    • Start and end with an alphanumeric character or number.

  5. Choose Create snapshot.