Enable opt-in Regions for Lightsail

You can enable the supported opt-in Region for Lightsail for no additional charge. You're charged only for resources that you create in the newly enabled Region. This process takes a few minutes for most accounts. For additional information about working with Regions, see Enable or disable AWS Regions in your account.

Note

Before you can use the opt-in Region with Lightsail, the Opt-in status must be Enabled on the Lightsail console.

This procedure details how to enable an opt-in Region starting from the Lightsail console.

To enable an opt-in Region for Lightsail

1. Sign in to the Lightsail console.

2. On the Lightsail home page, choose your user or role on the top navigation menu.

3. Choose Account in the dropdown menu.

   

4. On the account page, choose the Profile tab.

5. In the Supported opt-in Regions section, choose Start opt-in for the Region that you want to enable.

   

6. Review the opt-in information and choose Start Opt-in.

7. Review the required steps and choose Manage AWS profile to proceed. The AWS Account Management console page should open. Leave the Lightsail console open for later steps.

8. In the AWS Regions section, select the Region that you want to enable, then choose Enable.

   Note

   The Region names in Lightsail vary slightly as compared to the Region names in other AWS services. For example, Jakarta (ap-southeast-3) in the Lightsail console is the same as Asia Pacific (Jakarta) in the AWS Account Management console.

   

9. Review any additional information that is displayed, then choose Enable Region to proceed with the operation.

10. Return to your account page in the Lightsail console to periodically check the Opt-in status value for the Region. The Opt-in status should show as Enabling until the process completes and updates to Enabled. You can now provision resources in the new Region.