Amazon Lightsail United States Virginia vCore CPU Zone A Instance Hosting Test and Review
This test is in Amazon Lightsail Virginia, Zone A Instance, Amazon Lightsail offers easy-to-use virtual private server (VPS) instances, containers, storage, databases, and more at a cost-effective monthly price.
Powered by Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz. 512MB* DDR4 RAM/20GB** Disk/1 vCore CPU/1024GB Transfer/1x IPv4.
This server is Amazon AWS Free Tier: 3 months free on select bundles with the AWS Free Tier. For a limited time, Amazon Lightsail is extending its free tier to include three months free on select bundles for new customers.
Use cases of Amazon Lightsail:
Launch simple web applications: Use pre-configured development stacks like LAMP, Nginx, MEAN, and Node.js. to get online quickly and easily.
Create custom websites: Build and personalize your blog, e-commerce, or personal website in just a few clicks, with pre-configured applications like WordPress, Magento, Prestashop, and Joomla.
Build small business applications: Launch line-of-business software such as file storage and sharing, backups, financial and accounting software, and more.
Spin-up test environments: Easily create and delete development sandboxes and test environments where you can try out new ideas, risk-free.
Official website: https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com
About Amazon Lightsail
Amazon Lightsail is a cloud computing service that offers easy-to-use and affordable virtual private servers (VPS), containers, storage, databases, load balancers, content delivery network (CDN) distributions, and more. It’s designed for developers who need to build websites or web applications quickly and easily, without having to deal with the complexity and cost of AWS.
Features
Amazon Lightsail has many features that make it a great choice for web hosting and VPS. Here are some of them:
- Simple and predictable pricing: Lightsail bundles resources like memory, vCPU, and SSD storage into one plan, so you only pay for what you need. You can choose from a range of plans starting from $3.50 per month for 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD storage, and 1 TB data transfer. You can also get free tier options for some features like containers and databases.
- Easy setup and management: Lightsail lets you launch your VPS or container in minutes with a few clicks. You can choose from a variety of operating systems and pre-configured applications like WordPress, LAMP, Node.js, etc. You can also use the Lightsail console or API to manage your resources, monitor performance, scale up or down, create snapshots and backups, etc.
- Reliable and secure: Lightsail runs on the AWS cloud platform, which means you get the benefits of its security and reliability. You can also use features like firewalls, SSL/TLS certificates, DNS management, etc. to protect your website or web application.
- Flexible and scalable: Lightsail lets you connect your VPS or container to other AWS services like S3, RDS, Lambda, etc. to enhance your functionality and performance. You can also use features like load balancers and CDN distributions to distribute your traffic and improve your speed and availability.
Pros and Cons
Amazon Lightsail has many advantages but also some drawbacks. Here are some of them:
Pros
- Affordable and transparent pricing
- Easy to use and manage
- Reliable and secure
- Flexible and scalable
- Free tier options
Cons
- Limited support options
- Less control and customization
- Potential vendor lock-in
- Not suitable for complex or high-performance workloads
Basic Bench
CPU Model : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Cores : 1 @ 2400.105 MHz
CPU Cache : 30720 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 19.6 GB (747.8 MB Used)
Total Mem : 472.7 MB (56.1 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 5 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.05, 0.03
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-17-cloud-amd64
TCP CC : cubic
Virtualization : Xen-DomU
Organization : AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Location : Ashburn / US
Region : Virginia
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 54.9 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 56.0 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 58.5 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 56.5 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 481.01 Mbps 481.49 Mbps 0.87 ms
Los Angeles, US 365.54 Mbps 477.79 Mbps 59.39 ms
Dallas, US 431.63 Mbps 483.91 Mbps 31.29 ms
Montreal, CA 495.33 Mbps 489.80 Mbps 14.14 ms
Paris, FR 254.97 Mbps 487.02 Mbps 77.62 ms
Amsterdam, NL 266.06 Mbps 491.80 Mbps 83.24 ms
Shanghai, CN 20.08 Mbps 336.89 Mbps 193.88 ms
Nanjing, CN 182.87 Mbps 416.64 Mbps 190.20 ms
Guangzhou, CN 3.15 Mbps 295.41 Mbps 210.21 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.86 Mbps 4.50 Mbps 216.51 ms
Singapore, SG 36.00 Mbps 74.41 Mbps 237.33 ms
Tokyo, JP 225.49 Mbps 406.02 Mbps 160.85 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 35 sec
Timestamp : 2023-05-27 09:41:33 UTC
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Yabs Performance Bench
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Amazon.com, Inc.
ASN : AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Host : AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Location : Ashburn, Virginia (VA)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 6.32 MB/s (1.5k) | 64.12 MB/s (1.0k)
Write | 6.32 MB/s (1.5k) | 64.55 MB/s (1.0k)
Total | 12.64 MB/s (3.1k) | 128.68 MB/s (2.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 60.17 MB/s (117) | 58.99 MB/s (57)
Write | 63.08 MB/s (123) | 63.14 MB/s (61)
Total | 123.25 MB/s (240) | 122.14 MB/s (118)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 398 Mbits/sec | 266 Mbits/sec | 76.4 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 373 Mbits/sec | 292 Mbits/sec | 78.7 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 404 Mbits/sec | busy | 92.6 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 312 Mbits/sec | 230 Mbits/sec | 167 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 491 Mbits/sec | 337 Mbits/sec | 7.22 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 477 Mbits/sec | 384 Mbits/sec | 30.0 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 435 Mbits/sec | 362 Mbits/sec | 56.3 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 427 Mbits/sec | 332 Mbits/sec | 78.6 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | 242 Mbits/sec | 83.0 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 321 Mbits/sec | 423 Mbits/sec | 92.5 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 270 Mbits/sec | 143 Mbits/sec | 167 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 485 Mbits/sec | 295 Mbits/sec | 6.88 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 461 Mbits/sec | 410 Mbits/sec | 30.0 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 439 Mbits/sec | 312 Mbits/sec | 56.2 ms
Geekbench test failed and low memory was detected. Add at least 1GB of SWAP or use GB4 instead (higher compatibility with low memory systems).
YABS completed in 8 min 41 sec
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Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 61.61 MiB/s | 492.91 Mbps | ping 0.742ms
Gdrive : 48.08 MiB/s | 384.62 Mbps | ping 1.641ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 59.75 MiB/s | 477.97 Mbps | ping 1.028ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 8.24 MiB/s | 65.96 Mbps | ping 78.706ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 42.28 MiB/s | 338.27 Mbps | ping 7.085ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 12.02 MiB/s | 96.15 Mbps | ping 62.814ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 25.60 MiB/s | 204.81 Mbps | ping 31.348ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 13.37 MiB/s | 106.93 Mbps | ping 56.318ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 54.22 MiB/s | 433.73 Mbps | ping 7.039ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 45.07 MiB/s | 360.56 Mbps | ping 13.384ms
OVH, Beauharnois, Canada :ping: bhs.proof.ovh.net: Name or service not known
0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 9.00 MiB/s | 71.96 Mbps | ping 78.852ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 6.02 MiB/s | 48.12 Mbps | ping 92.121ms
Hetzner, Germany : 1.37 MiB/s | 10.97 Mbps | ping 87.271ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 8.32 MiB/s | 66.52 Mbps | ping 83.209ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 7.86 MiB/s | 62.85 Mbps | ping 95.570ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 454 B/s | N/A | ping 99.932ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 717 B/s | N/A | ping 82.418ms
Online, France : 8.61 MiB/s | 68.90 Mbps | ping 78.550ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 406 B/s | N/A | ping 120.056ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 2.34 MiB/s | 18.72 Mbps | ping 201.518ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 192 B/s | N/A | ping 233.218ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 4.71 MiB/s | 37.67 Mbps | ping 117.799ms
Prima, Argentina : 351.06 KiB/s | 2.74 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 520.59 KiB/s | 4.07 Mbps | ping 229.857ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.31 MiB/s | 26.48 Mbps | ping 149.451ms
Linode, Singapore : 2.21 MiB/s | 17.69 Mbps | ping 230.051ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 319.48 KiB/s | 2.50 Mbps | ping 164.366ms
Benchmark finished in 132 seconds
Global Ping Test
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Yes (Region: US)
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Washington DC
Netflix Preferred CDN: New York, NY
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: USD
ChatGPT: No
=======================================
==============[ Taiwan ]===============
KKTV: No
LiTV: No
MyVideo: No
4GTV.TV: No
LineTV.TW: No
Hami Video: No
CatchPlay+: No
HBO GO Asia: No
Bahamut Anime: Failed (Network Connection)
Bilibili Taiwan Only: No
=======================================
=============[ Hong Kong ]=============
Now E: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Viu.TV: No
MyTVSuper: No
HBO GO Asia: No
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: No
=======================================
===============[ Japan ]===============
DMM: Yes
DMM TV: No
Abema.TV: No
Niconico: No
music.jp: No
Telasa: Yes
Paravi: No
U-NEXT: No
Hulu Japan: Yes
TVer: Yes
GYAO!: Yes
WOWOW: No
VideoMarket: Failed (Unexpected Result: 404)
FOD(Fuji TV): No
Radiko: No
Karaoke@DAM: No
J:com On Demand: No
---Game---
Kancolle Japan: No
Pretty Derby Japan: No
Konosuba Fantastic Days: No
Princess Connect Re:Dive Japan: Yes
World Flipper Japan: No
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage: Yes
=======================================
===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: Yes
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: Yes
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] No
Epix: No
Starz: No
Philo: Yes
FXNOW: Yes
TLC GO: Yes
HBO Max: Yes
Shudder: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: Yes
CW TV: Yes
A&E TV: Yes
NBA TV: Yes
NBC TV: Yes
Fubo TV: No
Tubi TV: Yes
Sling TV: Yes
Pluto TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Yes
SHOWTIME: Yes
encoreTVB: Yes
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
Discovery+: Yes
Paramount+: Yes
Peacock TV: Yes
Popcornflix: Yes
Crunchyroll: Yes
Directv Stream: No
KBS American: No
KOCOWA: Yes
Maths Spot: Failed (Network Connection)
---CA---
CBC Gem: No
Crave: Yes
=======================================
===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: Yes
DirecTV Go: Yes (Region: CO)
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
=======================================
===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Yes
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
SkyShowTime: No
HBO Max: Yes
Maths Spot: Failed (Network Connection)
---GB---
Sky Go: Yes
BritBox: Yes
ITV Hub: No
Channel 4: No
Channel 5: No
BBC iPLAYER: No
Discovery+ UK: No
---FR---
Salto: Failed (Network Connection)
Canal+: No
Molotov: No
---DE---
Joyn: No
Sky: No
ZDF: No
---NL---
NLZIET: Failed
videoland: Failed (Network Connection)
NPO Start Plus: No
---ES---
PANTAYA: Failed (Network Connection)
---IT---
Rai Play: Yes
---RU---
Amediateka: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Oceania ]==============
NBA TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Yes
SHOWTIME: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
Paramount+: Yes
---AU---
Stan: Yes
Binge: Yes
Docplay: No
7plus: No
Channel 9: No
Channel 10: No
ABC iView: No
Kayo Sports: No
Optus Sports: No
SBS on Demand: No
---NZ---
Neon TV: Yes
SkyGo NZ: No
ThreeNow: No
Maori TV: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Korean ]===============
Wavve: No
Tving: No
Coupang Play: No
Naver TV: No
Afreeca TV: Yes
KBS Domestic: No
=======================================
** Checking Results Under IPv6
--------------------------------
** Your Network Provider: Amazon.com (2600:1f18:5bbb:*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: US)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: New York, NY
Netflix Preferred CDN: New York, NY
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: No
=======================================
==============[ Taiwan ]===============
KKTV: No
LiTV: Failed (Network Connection)
MyVideo: Yes
4GTV.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
LineTV.TW: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Hami Video: Failed (Network Connection)
CatchPlay+: Failed
HBO GO Asia: Failed (Network Connection)
Bahamut Anime: Failed (Network Connection)
Bilibili Taiwan Only: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
=============[ Hong Kong ]=============
Now E: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Viu.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
MyTVSuper: No
HBO GO Asia: Failed (Network Connection)
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
===============[ Japan ]===============
DMM: Unsupported
DMM TV: No
Abema.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
Niconico: Failed (Network Connection)
music.jp: No
Telasa: Failed (Network Connection)
Paravi: Failed (Network Connection)
U-NEXT: Failed (Network Connection)
Hulu Japan: Yes
TVer: Failed (Network Connection)
GYAO!: IPv6 Not Supported
WOWOW: Failed
VideoMarket: IPv6 Not Supported
FOD(Fuji TV): No
Radiko: Unsupported
Karaoke@DAM: Failed (Network Connection)
J:com On Demand: No
---Game---
Kancolle Japan: No
Pretty Derby Japan: No
Konosuba Fantastic Days: Failed (Network Connection)
Princess Connect Re:Dive Japan: Failed (Network Connection)
World Flipper Japan: No
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: Yes
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: IPv6 Not Support
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] Yes
Epix: Failed (Network Connection)
Epix: Failed
Starz: Failed (Network Connection)
Philo: IPv6 Not Support
FXNOW: IPv6 Not Support
TLC GO: IPv6 Not Support
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
Shudder: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: Yes
CW TV: Yes
A&E TV: IPv6 Not Support
NBA TV: Yes
NBC TV: Yes
Fubo TV: IPv6 Not Support
Tubi TV: Yes
Sling TV: Yes
Pluto TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Failed (Network Connection)
SHOWTIME: Failed (Network Connection)
encoreTVB: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
Discovery+: IPv6 Not Support
Paramount+: Yes
Peacock TV: Yes
Popcornflix: IPv6 Not Support
Crunchyroll: IPv6 Not Support
Directv Stream: No
KBS American: IPv6 Not Support
KOCOWA: IPv6 Not Support
Maths Spot: IPv6 Not Support
---CA---
CBC Gem: Failed (Network Connection)
Crave: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
DirecTV Go: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
=======================================
===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
SkyShowTime: No
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
Maths Spot: IPv6 Not Support
---GB---
Sky Go: Failed (Network Connection)
BritBox: Yes
ITV Hub: Failed (Network Connection)
Channel 4: Failed (Network Connection)
Channel 5: IPv6 Not Support
BBC iPLAYER: Failed
Discovery+ UK: IPv6 Not Support
---FR---
Salto: Failed (Network Connection)
Canal+: Failed (Network Connection)
Molotov: No
---DE---
Joyn: Failed (Network Connection)
Sky: Failed (Network Connection)
ZDF: Failed (Network Connection)
---NL---
NLZIET: Failed
videoland: Failed (Network Connection)
NPO Start Plus: Failed (Network Connection)
---ES---
PANTAYA: Failed (Network Connection)
---IT---
Rai Play: Failed (Network Connection)
---RU---
Amediateka: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
==============[ Oceania ]==============
NBA TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Failed (Network Connection)
SHOWTIME: Failed (Network Connection)
BritBox: Yes
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
Paramount+: Yes
---AU---
Stan: Yes
Binge: Failed (Unexpected Result: 302)
Docplay: Yes
7plus: No
Channel 9: No
Channel 10: Failed (Network Connection)
ABC iView: Yes
Kayo Sports: Yes
Optus Sports: No
SBS on Demand: Failed (Network Connection)
---NZ---
Neon TV: Yes
SkyGo NZ: Failed (Network Connection)
ThreeNow: Failed (Network Connection)
Maori TV: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
==============[ Korean ]===============
Wavve: IPv6 Not Support
Tving: IPv6 Not Support
Coupang Play: Yes
Naver TV: IPv6 Not Support
Afreeca TV: IPv6 Not Support
KBS Domestic: IPv6 Not Support
=======================================
Testing Done!CloudFlare Internet Test
Server Pricing
Official website: https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com
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Conclusion
Amazon Lightsail is an excellent budget-friendly choice for small businesses and well-versed webmasters from the software industry who are able to get things done without a helping hand. It offers a simple and convenient way to launch and manage your website or web application on the AWS cloud platform.
However, if you are looking for more advanced features, more control, and customization, or more support options, you may want to consider other AWS services or alternative providers.
About Amazon AWS Free Tier
12-Months Free: These free tier offers are only available to new AWS customers and are available for 12 months following your AWS sign-up date. When your 12-month free usage term expires or if your application use exceeds the tiers, you simply pay standard, pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details). Restrictions apply; see offer terms for more details.
Always Free: These free tier offers do not automatically expire at the end of your 12-month AWS Free Tier term but are available to both existing and new AWS customers indefinitely.
Trials: These free tier offers are short-term trial offers that start from the time of first usage begins. Once the trial period expires you simply pay standard, pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details).
Official website: https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com
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