Start, stop, or restart your Lightsail instance
When Amazon Lightsail creates your instance, your machine goes into a Pending state before it starts Running. After your instance is running, you can restart it or stop and then restart it. The cycle looks like this:
You can see the instance state when you manage your instance or view your instance on the home page.
Important
The default public IPv4 address that is assigned to your instance when you create it will change when you stop and start your instance. You can optionally create and attach a static IPv4 address to your instance. The static IPv4 address replaces the default public IPv4 address of your instance, and it stays the same when you stop and start your instance. For more information, see Create a static IP and attach it to an instance.
Restart your instance while it's running
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On the home page, choose the instance you want to restart, or choose Restart from the manage instance menu.
If you're viewing your instance from the instance management page, choose Restart, and then choose Confirm when prompted.
Note
To Restart your instance, it must be in a Running state.
Stop a running instance
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On the home page, choose the instance you want to stop, or choose Stop from the manage instance menu.
If you're viewing your instance from the instance management page, choose Stop, and then choose Confirm when prompted.
Note
To Stop your instance, it must be in a Running state.
Start your instance after it's stopped
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On the home page, choose the instance you want to start, or choose Start from the manage instance menu.
If you're viewing your instance from the instance management page, choose Start.
Note
To Start your instance, it must be in a Stopped state.
