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AWS::Lightsail::LoadBalancer

Lightsail LoadBalancer

Resource Type definition for AWS::Lightsail::LoadBalancer

Properties

9 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
InstancePort
integer
RequiredCreate-only
LoadBalancerName
string
RequiredCreate-only
AttachedInstances
Array<string>
HealthCheckPath
string
IpAddressType
string
Create-only
SessionStickinessEnabled
boolean
SessionStickinessLBCookieDurationSeconds
string
Tags
Array<Tag>
TlsPolicyName
string

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
LoadBalancerArnstring-

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::Lightsail::LoadBalancer

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::Lightsail::LoadBalancer
    Properties:
      LoadBalancerName: "my-loadbalancername"
      InstancePort: 1
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

lightsail:CreateLoadBalancerlightsail:GetLoadBalancerlightsail:GetLoadBalancerslightsail:GetInstancelightsail:AttachInstancesToLoadBalancerlightsail:DetachInstancesFromLoadBalancerlightsail:UpdateLoadBalancerAttributelightsail:TagResource

read

lightsail:GetLoadBalancerlightsail:GetLoadBalancers

update

lightsail:GetLoadBalancerlightsail:GetLoadBalancerslightsail:GetInstancelightsail:AttachInstancesToLoadBalancerlightsail:DetachInstancesFromLoadBalancerlightsail:UpdateLoadBalancerAttributelightsail:TagResourcelightsail:UntagResource

delete

lightsail:DeleteLoadBalancerlightsail:GetLoadBalancerlightsail:GetLoadBalancers

list

lightsail:GetLoadBalancers

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Quick Facts

ServiceLightsail
Properties10
Required2
TaggingSupported
Primary IDLoadBalancerName

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

LoadBalancerNameInstancePortIpAddressType

Related Resources

External Links