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AWS::Lightsail::Distribution

Lightsail Distribution

Resource Type definition for AWS::Lightsail::Distribution

Properties

10 configurable properties. 4 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
BundleId
string
Required
DefaultCacheBehavior
CacheBehavior
Required
DistributionName
string
RequiredCreate-only
Origin
InputOrigin
Required
CacheBehaviors
Array<CacheBehaviorPerPath>
CacheBehaviorSettings
CacheSettings
CertificateName
string
IpAddressType
string
Create-only
IsEnabled
boolean
Tags
Array<Tag>

Return Values

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

AttributeTypeDescription
AbleToUpdateBundlebooleanIndicates whether the bundle that is currently applied to your distribution, specified using the distributionName parameter, can be changed to another bundle.
DistributionArnstring-
StatusstringThe status of the distribution.

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::Distribution

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::Lightsail::Distribution
    Properties:
      DistributionName: "my-distributionname"
      BundleId: "my-bundleid"
      DefaultCacheBehavior: "value"
      Origin: "value"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

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

create

lightsail:AttachCertificateToDistributionlightsail:CreateDistributionlightsail:DetachCertificateFromDistributionlightsail:GetCertificateslightsail:GetCertificateDetailslightsail:GetDistributionslightsail:TagResourcelightsail:UntagResource

read

lightsail:GetDistributions

update

lightsail:AttachCertificateToDistributionlightsail:DetachCertificateFromDistributionlightsail:GetCertificateslightsail:GetCertificateDetailslightsail:GetDistributionslightsail:TagResourcelightsail:UntagResourcelightsail:UpdateDistribution

delete

lightsail:DeleteDistributionlightsail:GetDistributions

list

lightsail:GetDistributions

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Quick Facts

ServiceLightsail
Properties13
Required4
TaggingSupported
Primary IDDistributionName

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

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

DistributionNameIpAddressType

Related Resources

External Links