How to get a fixed IP (pingable) for Streamlit app hosted on AWS Lightsail?

Question

Hi,

I have my streamlit app hosted and running on AWS Lightsail. My app displays information by accessing data from internal organization database (MariaDB). The IT team has requested for a fixed IP address for it which needs to be ping-able. I have attached a static IP address to my instance, but it is not that. Can anyone please help?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

It sounds like you figured out the static ip.  To enable Ping/ICMP, you will need to edit your firewall for the Lightsail instance and allow PING.

To enable Ping/ICMP:
1. Navigate to the networking page for your instance
2. Under the firewall section, choose **+Add rule.**
3. From the application list, choose **PING (ICMP)**. Choose **Save**.
4. From a terminal window on your local machine, send a ping command to your Lightsail instance’s IP address. You can find the IP address from the **Connect tab** of the instance details page or from instance card on the Lightsail home page.
```bash
ping -c 5 192.168.2.143
```

How to get a fixed IP (pingable) for Streamlit app hosted on AWS Lightsail?

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