Amazon Lightsail API endpoints now support connectivity over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
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Amazon Lightsail has expanded its API endpoint support to include IPv6 connectivity, offering a new dual-stack approach for network connections.
- New dual-stack endpoints allow connections via IPv6 or IPv4
- Addresses the growing issue of public IPv4 address exhaustion
- Supports requests from Lightsail IPv6-only instances and IPv6 clients
- Compatible with AWS CLI and AWS SDKs across all Lightsail regions
- Follows Lightsail's earlier launch of IPv6-only instance plans
This update enables more flexible and future-proof network connectivity for Lightsail users, supporting the ongoing transition to IPv6.
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