Introducing browser-based SSH/RDP support for IPv6-only instances bundles on Lightsail
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This article announces that Amazon Lightsail now supports browser-based SSH/RDP connections (called Lightsail Connect) for IPv6-only instances, in addition to IPv4 instances.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Lightsail Connect allows connecting to Linux or Windows instances directly from the Lightsail Console in a browser, without installing any software
- Previously, a public IPv4 address was required to use Lightsail Connect with IPv6-only instances
- With this launch, you can now use Lightsail Connect for IPv6-only instances in all AWS Regions that support Lightsail
- Links are provided to the Lightsail Console and documentation on connecting to instances
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