Home / server / Questions / 1018493
Accepted
Mathias Lykkegaard Lorenzen
Asked: 2020-05-25 07:27:34 +0800 CST

What will Lightsail charge if my instance only runs for 5 minutes?

  • 772

I know that pricing for the AWS Lightsail instances are based on the amount of hours they run. However, if I only run an instance for 10 minutes and then delete it, am I still billed for an hour minimum?

amazon-web-services

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    From the FAQ

    What is a Lightsail plan?

    Also referred to as a bundle, a Lightsail plan includes a virtual server with a fixed amount of memory (RAM) and compute (vCPUs), SSD-based storage (disks), and a free data transfer allowance. Lightsail plans also offer static IP addresses (5 per account) and DNS management (3 domain zones per account). Lightsail plans are charged on an hourly, on-demand basis, so you only pay for a plan when you're using it.

    Based on this I believe the minimum charging time is one hour. If you want shorter you can use EC2 which is per-second.

    • 3