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Amazon Lightsail Launches Compute-Optimized Instances Up to 72 vCPUs

Lightsail introduced high-CPU instance bundles supporting various OS and app blueprints for compute-intensive workloads.

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Retrospective edition: 2026-04-02. Source published: 2026-04-02. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

The new compute-optimized bundles come in seven sizes, with IPv6-only and dual-stack networking, compatible with popular Linux, Windows, and application blueprints like WordPress and Node.js. They offer consistent dedicated CPU performance suited for batch processing, video encoding, gaming servers, and ML inference tasks.

These instances are available in 15 AWS Regions worldwide and designed for applications needing sustained high CPU resources. The update enhances Lightsail's capacity for high-performance, cost-effective cloud computing beyond basic web hosting.

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Announcing compute-optimized instance bundles for Amazon Lightsail ↗

Source published 2026-04-02. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.