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Amazon Lightsail vs SmartOS

A side-by-side look at Amazon Lightsail and SmartOS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Amazon Lightsail

Amazon Lightsail

Online Services

Amazon Lightsail is a virtual private server (VPS) hosting service that provides developers compute, storage, and networking capacity to deploy and manage websites and web applications. It offers simple setup, preconfigured templates, and automated management.

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SmartOS

SmartOS

Os & Utilities

SmartOS is an open-source operating system designed for cloud computing environments. It is built on top of the Illumos kernel, a derivative of Solaris, and enhances security, virtualization, storage, and networking features.

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