Configure metric notifications for Lightsail resources

You can configure Lightsail to notify you when a metric for one of your instances, databases, load balancers, or content delivery network (CDN) distributions crosses a specified threshold. Notifications can be in the form of a banner displayed in the Lightsail console, an email sent to an address you specify, or an SMS text message sent to a mobile phone number you specify. For more information on how to review your contacts pending verification for notifications, see Review email contacts pending verification.

To get notifications, you must configure an alarm that monitors a metric for one of your resources. For example, you can configure an alarm that notifies you when your instance's outgoing network traffic is greater than 500 kilobytes during a specified length of time. For more information, see Metric alarms.

When an alarm is triggered, a notification banner is displayed in the Lightsail console. To be notified by email and SMS text message, you must add your email address and mobile phone number as notification contacts in each AWS Region where you want to monitor your resources. For more information, see Add notification contacts.

If don't receive notifications when you expect to be notified, then there are a few things you should check to confirm that your notification contacts are configured correctly. To learn more, see Troubleshoot notifications.

To stop receiving notifications, you can remove your email and mobile phone from Lightsail. For more information, see Delete or disable metric alarms. You can also disable or delete an alarm to stop receiving notifications for a specific alarm. For more information, see Delete or disable metric alarms.