PD AWS Lightsail lets you offer Amazon Lightsail instances through Blesta, using AWS. It suits VPS products built around Lightsail bundles, with the resource linked to the customer’s service.

Before you start

Install PD Modules for Blesta first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD AWS Lightsail from its Store. Allow the staff group that needs to use it.

You also need an AWS account and credentials authorised for Lightsail. Check the provider account’s permissions, available locations and capacity before enabling automatic provisioning.

Connect the account

In Settings → Company → Modules, find the installed module, choose Manage and add its account connection. Blesta calls this a module row. Keep this provider connection separate from the package settings.

Define what the customer receives

Create a package using PD AWS Lightsail and review its Module Options and configurable options. Start with Platform, Region, Blueprint (OS) and Instance plan (bundle). Together these describe the resource requested when a service is provisioned; they are not just labels on the order form.

The blueprint selects the operating system or application image. The bundle selects the instance capacity; review both.

Choose which client controls the package exposes. If you offer configurable options, check that their values match the module’s supported choices and that the defaults describe the service you intend to sell.

Put the service into use

Add the package group to the intended order form when it is ready. Blesta creates the service before provisioning completes; check the service state and ensure the normal cron is running for subsequent updates.

Check the first service

Review the running state, blueprint and connection details. Confirm the networking and static-IP choices before handing the service over.

Creating a real service creates provider resources and can incur provider charges. Review the configuration first; use your normal controlled test process for the first provisioning rather than making an order solely to browse the settings.

Explore the module

See the PD AWS Lightsail for Blesta module page for the current product details.

Lightsail task guides

• Connect your AWS account to PD AWS Lightsail in Blesta
• Create an AWS Lightsail package in Blesta with PD AWS Lightsail
• Connect to your Lightsail server using SSH details in Blesta
• Let customers choose a Lightsail region, plan and OS in Blesta
• Enable the Lightsail browser SSH console in Blesta
• Allow SSH through the Lightsail firewall in the Blesta client area
• Assign a static IP to new Lightsail services in Blesta
• Enable automatic daily Lightsail snapshots for a Blesta package
• Take a manual Lightsail snapshot from the Blesta client area
• Restore a Lightsail server from a snapshot in Blesta
• Plan supported Lightsail server upgrades in Blesta
• Why has my paid Blesta Lightsail service not finished provisioning?
• Configure a Lightsail server welcome email in Blesta