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This solution automates provisioning of an ecommerce website on Lightsail. With a few clicks, you can start building a WordPress website on Lightsail, with WooCommerce as an ecommerce plugin, and use AWS global virtual technology to get up and running in a few minutes. With optional monitoring, you can anticipate potential spikes and make changes proactively to avoid failures.
The solution uses Amazon CloudFront, which provides DDoS protection by caching requests on the Amazon global content delivery network. Repeated requests are served from the edge, which limits the computational load on the origin WordPress server.
Additionally, the solution uses SSL that enables HTTPS, thereby securing end-to-end web traffic and data.
The solution is built on Lightsail, which is available in several Availability Zones in 14 Regions around the world. Availability Zones are collections of data centers that run on physically distinct, independent infrastructure, and are engineered to be highly reliable.
Lightsail enables content delivery network (CDN) distributions using CloudFront. This allows for easy distribution of website content to a global audience by setting up proxy servers across the world. Your users across the globe can access your website geographically closer to them, reducing latency.
With Lightsail, you pay a low, predictable price. Lightsail bundles resources such as memory, vCPU, and solid-state drive (SSD) storage into one plan, so budgeting is predictable. All Lightsail plans include static IP addresses, domain name system (DNS) management, one-click secure shell protocol (SSH) terminal access (Linux/Unix), one-click Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access (Windows), and server monitoring.
Data transfer of 2TB is included within Lightsail pricing for the small instance, making it ideal for small and medium businesses.
By choosing the right sized instances, you use only the resources you need, thereby reducing unnecessary emissions. By using services with dynamic scaling, you minimize the environmental impact of the backend services, and ensure scaling of compute resources based on your website needs.