Delete a Lightsail for Research virtual computer

Complete the following steps to delete your Lightsail for Research virtual computer when you no longer need it. You stop incurring charges for the virtual computer as soon as it’s deleted. Resources that were attached to the deleted computer, such as snapshots, continue to incur charges until you delete them.

Important

Deleting a virtual computer is a permanent action, and the computer cannot be recovered. If you might need your data later, create a snapshot of your virtual computer before you delete it. For more information, see Create a snapshot.

1. Sign in to the Lightsail for Research console.

2. Choose Virtual computers in the navigation pane.

3. Choose the virtual computer to delete.

4. Choose Actions, then choose Delete virtual computer.

5. Type confirm in the text block. Then, choose Delete virtual computer.